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About Phero Pokharia Village

Phero Pokharia is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 289 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Phero Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phero Pokharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 289
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phero Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Phero Pokharia is the 89th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Phero Pokharia

Phero Pokharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phero Pokharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phero Pokharia from other places

Phero Pokharia lies about 40 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 16 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 Phero Pokharia
Nearest railway station Kanki 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 22 km
Nearest town Arāria 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 40 km

Villages closest to Phero Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisa 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 Phero Pokharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Phero Pokharia village had a population of 565. That makes it the 89th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Phero Pokharia village has 289 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phero Pokharia has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Phero Pokharia covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phero Pokharia falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phero Pokharia is Kanki, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phero Pokharia.

Phero Pokharia is about 40 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phero Pokharia is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 16 km away. Baisa is about 22 km away. Arāria is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasibari (under 2 km), Dighaunch (under 2 km) and Joginia (under 2 km).

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

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