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About Phata Village

Phata is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 123 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 748 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246471
Area (hectares) 22.53 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 123
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 748
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phata compares

By the 2011 count Phata is the 124th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 22.53 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Phata

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

Phata lies about 33 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 89 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 Phata
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 8.5 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 33 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 89 km

Villages closest to Phata

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 Phata

As per the Census of India 2011, Phata village had a population of 215. That makes it the 124th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Phata village has 123 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phata has about 748 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Phata is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phata covers 22.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phata falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Phata is Rishikesh, about 89 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 Phata.

Phata is about 33 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phata is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 8.5 km away. Rudraprayag is about 33 km away. Srīnagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khat (under 2 km), Khariya (under 2 km) and Jaikhanda (1.9 km).

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

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