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About Phesra Village

Phesra is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,806, made up of 1,339 males and 1,467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phesra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phesra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 804125
Area (hectares) 417 hectares
Population 2,806
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 16th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 417 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Phesra

Phesra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phesra as Available within 5 - 10 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 25 km from Aurangabad. 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
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 2.3 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 25 km

Villages closest to Phesra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 2,806. That makes it the 16th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Phesra village has 1,339 males and 1,467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phesra has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Phesra is 804125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phesra covers 417 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phesra falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The census record for Phesra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phesra.

Phesra is about 25 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 Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 2.3 km away. Aurangabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maripur (under 2 km), Chatar (1.9 km) and Thakurar (2.3 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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