About Pharna Village

Pharna is a large village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,850, made up of 2,013 males and 1,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Barhara
Pincode	802311
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	3,850
Male Population	2,013
Female Population	1,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pharna compares

By the 2011 count Pharna is the 17th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Pharna

Pharna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pharna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pharna from other places

Pharna lies about 135 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 3.7 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 Pharna
Nearest railway station	Chandeshwarsthan	3.7 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	10 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	135 km

Villages closest to Pharna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharna village had a population of 3,850. That makes it the 17th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Pharna village has 2,013 males and 1,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharna has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Pharna is 802311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharna covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pharna falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pharna is Chandeshwarsthan, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Pharna is about 135 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharna is in Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 3.7 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 6.2 km away. Barhara is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.