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About Pasarhi Village

Pasarhi is a large village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,741, made up of 1,441 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares.

Pasarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pasarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Meskaur
Area (hectares) 359 hectares
Population 2,741
Male Population 1,441
Female Population 1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Pasarhi compares

By the 2011 count Pasarhi is the 12th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Pasarhi

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

Pasarhi lies about 29 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 6.6 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 Pasarhi
Nearest railway station Jamuawan 6.6 km
Nearest town Hisua 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Meskaur 29 km
District headquarters Nawada 29 km

Villages closest to Pasarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pasarhi village had a population of 2,741. That makes it the 12th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Pasarhi village has 1,441 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pasarhi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Pasarhi covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pasarhi falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pasarhi is Jamuawan, about 6.6 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 Pasarhi.

Pasarhi is about 29 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pasarhi is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Jamuawan is about 6.6 km away. Hisua is about 15 km away. Meskaur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisiait (1.5 km), Pawai (1.8 km) and Jhikatia (2.5 km).

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

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