About Pharka Village

Pharka is one of the larger villages in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,305, made up of 3,908 males and 3,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares.

Pharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sabour
Area (hectares)	325 hectares
Population	7,305
Male Population	3,908
Female Population	3,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharka compares

By the 2011 count Pharka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Pharka

Pharka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pharka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pharka from other places

Pharka lies about 10 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about 3.0 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 Pharka
Nearest railway station	Sabaur	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sabour	3.2 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	10 km
Nearest town	Bhāgalpur	10 km

Villages closest to Pharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharka village had a population of 7,305. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Pharka village has 3,908 males and 3,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharka has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Pharka covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pharka falls under Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pharka is Sabaur, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pharka.

Pharka is about 10 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharka is in Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about 3.0 km away. Sabour is about 3.2 km away. Bhagalpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.