About Pharasu Village

Pharasu is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 184 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharasu village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Srinagar
Pincode	246174
Area (hectares)	180.44 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	184
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharasu compares

By the 2011 count Pharasu is the 14th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 180.44 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, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Pharasu

Pharasu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pharasu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pharasu from other places

Pharasu lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 56 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 Pharasu
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar	6.8 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	6.8 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	54 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	56 km

Villages closest to Pharasu

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

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Common questions about Pharasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharasu village had a population of 351. That makes it the 14th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Pharasu village has 184 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharasu has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Pharasu is 246174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharasu covers 180.44 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.

Pharasu falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pharasu is Rishikesh, about 56 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pharasu.

Pharasu is about 54 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharasu is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 6.8 km away. Srīnagar is about 6.8 km away. Garhwal is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.