# Pharal Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Pharal

Pharal is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **475 people in 101 households**, the 20th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 475people (2011)
- 101households
- 88.2%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Pharal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pharal is 172029.** Pharal falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023875

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pharal from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pharal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pharal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pharal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 3% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pharal

Of every 100 households in Pharal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Pharal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**26%

Use banking services ****89%**

**87%

Television ****85%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****91%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pharal?

■ Pharal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**935

Working population ****54.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 81.1% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 35 (14%) · **■** Marginal 137 (53%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain

- Bhargaon500 people
- Kandyali490 people
- Shalota486 people
- Khaneti482 people
- Barara467 people
- Dalan467 people
- Barogi461 people
- Banahar458 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pharal?172029
- How far is Pharal from Shimla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Pharal?475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pharal in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pharal?88.2% (Census 2011)