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About Phagla Village

Phagla is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 324 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phagla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 142027
Area (hectares) 410.35 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 324
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phagla compares

By the 2011 count Phagla is the 99th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 410.35 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Phagla

Phagla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phagla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phagla from other places

Phagla lies about 14 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Badowal, about 8.0 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 Phagla
Nearest railway station Badowal 8.0 km
Nearest town Phillaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 14 km

Villages closest to Phagla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Phagla

As per the Census of India 2011, Phagla village had a population of 639. That makes it the 99th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Phagla village has 324 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phagla has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Phagla is 142027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phagla covers 410.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phagla falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Phagla is Badowal, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Phagla.

Phagla is about 14 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phagla is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Badowal is about 8.0 km away. Phillaur is about 13 km away. Ludhiana West is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaimi (under 2 km), Salempur (under 2 km) and Birmi (1.9 km).

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

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