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About Phari Village

Phari is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 244 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 143.89 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 244
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phari compares

By the 2011 count Phari is the 47th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 143.89 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Phari

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

Phari lies about 26 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 66 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 Phari
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 4.0 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 26 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 50 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 66 km

Villages closest to Phari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phari village had a population of 450. That makes it the 47th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Phari village has 244 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phari has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Phari is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phari covers 143.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phari falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Phari is Dehradun, about 66 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Phari.

Phari is about 26 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phari is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 4.0 km away. Uttarkashi is about 26 km away. Mussoorie is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti Banal (under 2 km), Koti Manpa (under 2 km) and Masalgaon (2.7 km).

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

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