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About Phesara Village

Phesara is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 325 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Phesara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phesara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 325
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Phesara compares

By the 2011 count Phesara is the 109th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Phesara

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

Phesara lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 13 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 Phesara
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 13 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Phesara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phesara village had a population of 649. That makes it the 109th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Phesara village has 325 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phesara has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Phesara covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phesara falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phesara is Ismailpur, about 13 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 Phesara.

Phesara is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phesara is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 5.0 km away. Ismailpur is about 13 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaipura (under 2 km), Deal Chak (1.5 km) and Kathwara (1.6 km).

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

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