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About Phanar Village

Phanar is a small village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 243 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phanar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Tyuni
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 909.02 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 243
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phanar compares

By the 2011 count Phanar is the 21st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 909.02 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 925.

Getting to Phanar

Phanar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phanar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Phanar from other places

Phanar lies about 20 km from Dehradun, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 20 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 Phanar
Nearest town Mussoorie 15 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tyuni 20 km
District headquarters Dehradun 20 km

Villages closest to Phanar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phanar village had a population of 482. That makes it the 21st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.

Phanar village has 243 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phanar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Phanar is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phanar covers 909.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phanar falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Phanar is Harrawala, about 20 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 village for Phanar.

Phanar is about 20 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phanar is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 15 km away. Harrawala is about 20 km away. Tyuni 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 Hartal (2.7 km), Silaura (6.2 km) and Eithan (7.9 km).

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

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