About Pharkia Village

Pharkia is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,823, made up of 6,018 males and 5,805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1151 hectares hectares.

Pharkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharkia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	1151 hectares
Population	11,823
Male Population	6,018
Female Population	5,805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharkia compares

By the 2011 count Pharkia is the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 1151 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Pharkia

Pharkia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pharkia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pharkia from other places

Pharkia lies about 23 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 12 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 Pharkia
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	20 km
Nearest town	Kasba	20 km
District headquarters	Araria	23 km

Villages closest to Pharkia

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

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Common questions about Pharkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharkia village had a population of 11,823. That makes it the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Pharkia village has 6,018 males and 5,805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharkia has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Pharkia covers 1151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pharkia falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pharkia is Satar Halt, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pharkia.

Pharkia is about 23 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharkia is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Satar Halt is about 12 km away. Raniganj is about 20 km away. Kasba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.