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About Phalai Village

Phalai is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 440 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246421
Area (hectares) 105.66 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 440
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phalai compares

By the 2011 count Phalai is the 23rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 105.66 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Phalai

Phalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phalai 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 Phalai from other places

Phalai lies about 14 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 79 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 Phalai
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 13 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 14 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 79 km

Villages closest to Phalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalai village had a population of 929. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Phalai village has 440 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalai has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Phalai is 246421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phalai covers 105.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phalai falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Phalai is Rishikesh, about 79 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 Phalai.

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

Phalai is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 13 km away. Rudraprayag is about 14 km away. Srīnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silla Baman Gaon (1.5 km), Dadoli (1.7 km) and Dangi (1.8 km).

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

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