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About Pharsahni Village

Pharsahni is a mid sized village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,959, made up of 1,013 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.2 hectares hectares.

Pharsahni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharsahni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Area (hectares) 101.2 hectares
Population 1,959
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 946
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 Pharsahni compares

By the 2011 count Pharsahni is the 51st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 101.2 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Pharsahni

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

Pharsahni lies about 34 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, 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 Pharsahni
Nearest town Rāmnagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Harinagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhaw 30 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 34 km

Villages closest to Pharsahni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharsahni village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 51st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Pharsahni village has 1,013 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharsahni 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 941.

Pharsahni covers 101.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pharsahni falls under Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pharsahni is Harinagar, 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 Pharsahni.

Pharsahni is about 34 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharsahni is in Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Rāmnagar is about 12 km away. Harinagar is about 12 km away. Sidhaw is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsauni (under 2 km), Bairiya Kalan (2.0 km) and Bairiya Khurd (2.0 km).

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

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