About Pharaura Village

Pharaura is a mid sized village in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,698, made up of 878 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 808182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Piro
Pincode	808182
Area (hectares)	237 hectares
Population	1,698
Male Population	878
Female Population	820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Pharaura compares

By the 2011 count Pharaura is the 42nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Pharaura

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

Pharaura lies about 32 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 12 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 Pharaura
Nearest railway station	Kanki	12 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Piro	32 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	32 km

Villages closest to Pharaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharaura village had a population of 1,698. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Pharaura village has 878 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharaura has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Pharaura is 808182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharaura covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pharaura falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pharaura is Kanki, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pharaura.

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

Pharaura is in Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kanki is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 20 km away. Piro is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.