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About Pharala Village

Pharala is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,226, made up of 1,639 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 822 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144503
Area (hectares) 822 hectares
Population 3,226
Male Population 1,639
Female Population 1,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pharala compares

By the 2011 count Pharala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 822 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Pharala

Pharala 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 Pharala 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 Pharala from other places

Pharala lies about 20 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 3.5 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 Pharala
Nearest railway station Bahram 3.5 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 10 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 25 km

Villages closest to Pharala

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 Pharala

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharala village had a population of 3,226. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Pharala village has 1,639 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharala has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Pharala is 144503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharala covers 822 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pharala is Bahram, about 3.5 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 Pharala.

Pharala is about 20 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.

Pharala is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 3.5 km away. Phagwāra is about 10 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anokharwal (1.6 km), Muna (1.9 km) and Behram (2.1 km).

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

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