# Phagala Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Phagala

Phagala is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 53 households**, the 65th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 249people (2011)
- 53households
- 93.2%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Phagala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Phagala is 173024.** Phagala falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022892

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

## How far is Phagala from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)60 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 Phagala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Phagala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jahar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Phagala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 28% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Phagala

Of every 100 households in Phagala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Phagala · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**90%

Television ****76%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Phagala?

■ Phagala · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**918

Working population ****81.1%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.2% for men and 88.0% for women. 80% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (64%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (10%) · **■** Marginal 50 (25%)

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 Pachhad

- Nali Gussan261 people
- Uphar253 people
- Rishtar Panwa251 people
- Tikar251 people
- Tikkar249 people
- Kangar Dawanh248 people
- Mehal Prit-Nagar247 people
- Kujji241 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phagala?173024
- How far is Phagala from Nahan?60 km by road
- What is the population of Phagala?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phagala in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Phagala?93.2% (Census 2011)