# Phagla Village, Surankote, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Surankote, Punch 

# Phagla

Phagla is a village in Surankote sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185121**. The 2011 Census counted **3,460 people in 660 households**, the 17th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 3,460people (2011)
- 660households
- 56.2%literacy
- 185121PIN code

## Phagla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Phagla is 185121.** Phagla falls in Surankote sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185121
- Gram panchayatPhagal
- Community development blockSurankot
- Census village code001235

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

## How far is Phagla from nearby towns?

- Surankote (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)36 km by road
- Surankote (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 Phagla?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Phagla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Phagla known for?

The main crops are **mazie, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 24% of the 920 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Phagla

Of every 100 households in Phagla in 2011, 52 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phagla · ■ Surankote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****37%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**61%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Phagla?

■ Phagla · ■ Surankote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**892

Working population ****27.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 44.4% for women. 41% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (33%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 198 (21%) · **■** Marginal 372 (39%)

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 Surankote

- Potha3,988 people
- Chandi Marh3,870 people
- Kalar Kattal3,683 people
- Morha3,677 people
- Mahara3,290 people
- Pamrote3,070 people
- Dodi2,879 people
- Dogey2,781 people

[All 34 villages in Surankote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phagla?185121
- How far is Phagla from Punch?36 km by road
- What is the population of Phagla?3,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phagla in?Punch district (Surankote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Phagla?56.2% (Census 2011)
