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- LGD code
- 45499
- Pincode
- 246174
- Post office
- Srinagar (Pauri Garhwal)
- Population
- 351
- Households
- 89
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Sex ratio
- 908 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 173
- Distance to district centre
- 33 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 27 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 79 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 241 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rishikesh · 56 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kherakhal · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pharasu compares
By population, Pharasu ranks #14 of 221 villages in Srinagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.1%
−8.8% vs mandal average
- Pharasu
- 68.1%
- Srinagar mandal
- 76.9%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−135 vs mandal average
- Pharasu
- 908
- Srinagar mandal
- 1,043
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Pharasu
- 3.9
- Srinagar mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pharasu at a glance
Pharasu is a village of 351 people in 89 households (Census 2011) in Srinagar tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 14th-largest of 221 villages in Srinagar tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 9 points below the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 21 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 56 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246174, served by Srinagar (Pauri Garhwal) post office; the LGD village code is 45499. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kherakhal, 7 km away. The village votes in Srinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 414 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Key facts — Pharasu
- LGD code
- 45499
- Pincode
- 246174
- Post office
- Srinagar (Pauri Garhwal)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 351
- Population (projected 2026)
- 414
- Households
- 89
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 908
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Coordinates
- 30.24348°N, 78.85023°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srinagar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Srinagar
Getting there
How to reach Pharasu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun79 kmcapital
- Delhi241 km
- Kolkata1274 km
- Mumbai1380 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRishikesh56 km
- Bus stopRatura19 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kherakhal7 km
- ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM8 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum3 km
- CollegeCHAURAS GROUND5 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station13 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Pharasu
6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Pharasu
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)