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About Pasraha Village

Pasraha is a large village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,576, made up of 1,368 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pasraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pasraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Pincode 813201
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 2,576
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pasraha compares

By the 2011 count Pasraha is the 23rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Pasraha

Pasraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pasraha as Available within 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 Pasraha from other places

Pasraha lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Pasraha, about 4.2 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 Pasraha
Nearest railway station Pasraha 4.2 km
Nearest town Gogri Jamālpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 18 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Pasraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pasraha village had a population of 2,576. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Pasraha village has 1,368 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pasraha has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Pasraha is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pasraha covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pasraha falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pasraha is Pasraha, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pasraha.

Pasraha is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pasraha is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Pasraha is about 4.2 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 4.7 km away. Sultanganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murarpur (8.5 km), Maheshi (10 km) and Mathurapur (11 km).

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

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