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About Phesra Village

Phesra is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 291 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Phesra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phesra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 291
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phesra compares

By the 2011 count Phesra is the 114th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Phesra

Phesra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phesra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Phesra from other places

Phesra lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 4.1 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 Phesra
Nearest railway station Chirailla Pauthu 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 8.4 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Phesra

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

Common questions about Phesra

As per the Census of India 2011, Phesra village had a population of 572. That makes it the 114th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Phesra village has 291 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phesra has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Phesra covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phesra falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phesra is Chirailla Pauthu, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phesra.

Phesra is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phesra is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chirailla Pauthu is about 4.1 km away. Barun is about 8.4 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampura (under 2 km), Petarhi (under 2 km) and Patkhaul (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Phesra today is likely to be higher.

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