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About Plahi Village

Plahi is a large village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,745, made up of 1,457 males and 1,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Plahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Plahi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144401
Area (hectares) 355.73 hectares
Population 2,745
Male Population 1,457
Female Population 1,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Plahi compares

By the 2011 count Plahi is the 10th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 355.73 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Plahi

Plahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Plahi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Plahi from other places

Plahi lies about 39 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Phagwara Junction, about 4.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Plahi
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 3.9 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Phagwara Junction 4.6 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 39 km

Villages closest to Plahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phagwara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Plahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Plahi village had a population of 2,745. That makes it the 10th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Plahi village has 1,457 males and 1,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Plahi has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Plahi is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Plahi covers 355.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Plahi falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Plahi is Phagwara Junction, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Plahi.

Plahi is about 39 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Plahi is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Phagwara is about 3.9 km away. Phagwāra is about 3.9 km away. Phagwara Junction is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khangura (under 2 km), Chak Hakim (1.9 km) and Hajipur (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Plahi today is likely to be higher.

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