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About Pharabari Village

Pharabari is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 841 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharabari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 297.12 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 841
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharabari compares

By the 2011 count Pharabari is the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 297.12 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 934.

Getting to Pharabari

Pharabari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pharabari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parla Bari, Parlabari Milik, Patilabhasa and Pawakhali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pharabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharabari village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Pharabari village has 841 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharabari has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Pharabari is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharabari covers 297.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pharabari falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Pharabari notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Pharabari.

Pharabari is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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