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About Phegu Village

Phegu is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 404 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phegu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phegu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246419
Area (hectares) 129.03 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 404
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
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 Phegu compares

By the 2011 count Phegu is the 31st 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 129.03 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Phegu

Phegu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phegu 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 Phegu from other places

Phegu lies about 24 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 86 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 Phegu
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 4.2 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 24 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 40 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 86 km

Villages closest to Phegu

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 Phegu

As per the Census of India 2011, Phegu village had a population of 860. That makes it the 31st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Phegu village has 404 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phegu has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Phegu is 246419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phegu covers 129.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phegu falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Phegu is Rishikesh, about 86 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 Phegu.

Phegu is about 24 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phegu is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 4.2 km away. Rudraprayag is about 24 km away. Srīnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tat Laga Phegu (under 2 km), Brambari (under 2 km) and Nag Jagayi (under 2 km).

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

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