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About Phaprog Village

Phaprog is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 14 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phaprog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phaprog village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 15.04 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 14
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Phaprog compares

By the 2011 count Phaprog is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 15.04 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Phaprog

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

Phaprog lies about 49 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 28 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 Phaprog
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 27 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 28 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 49 km

Villages closest to Phaprog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phaprog village had a population of 21. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Phaprog village has 14 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phaprog has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Phaprog is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phaprog covers 15.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phaprog falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Phaprog is Dehradun, about 28 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 Phaprog.

Phaprog is about 49 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phaprog is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Dhanaulti is about 27 km away. Dehradun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilamu (under 2 km), Pab (under 2 km) and Munogi (under 2 km).

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

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