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About Phambra Village

Phambra is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 424 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phambra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phambra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 433 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 424
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phambra compares

By the 2011 count Phambra is the 176th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 433 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Phambra

Phambra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phambra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phambra from other places

Phambra lies about 11 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 11 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 Phambra
Nearest railway station Rahon 11 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 15 km

Villages closest to Phambra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 Phambra

As per the Census of India 2011, Phambra village had a population of 824. That makes it the 176th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Phambra village has 424 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phambra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Phambra is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phambra covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phambra falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Phambra is Rahon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phambra.

Phambra is about 11 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phambra is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 11 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 11 km away. Nawanshahr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begowal (under 2 km), Burj Tehal Dass (1.8 km) and Kharkuwal (2.5 km).

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

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