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About Phasia Village

Phasia is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,240, made up of 1,157 males and 1,083 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares.

Phasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phasia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 2,240
Male Population 1,157
Female Population 1,083
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Phasia compares

By the 2011 count Phasia is the 24th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 16 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 936.

Getting to Phasia

Phasia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phasia 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 Phasia from other places

Phasia lies about 10 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, 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 Phasia
Nearest railway station Purniya Junction 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 10 km
District headquarters Purnia 10 km

Villages closest to Phasia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Phasia

As per the Census of India 2011, Phasia village had a population of 2,240. That makes it the 24th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Phasia village has 1,157 males and 1,083 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phasia has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Phasia covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phasia falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phasia is Purniya Junction, about 6.6 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 Phasia.

Phasia is about 10 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phasia is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Purniya Junction is about 6.6 km away. Purnia East is about 10 km away. Purnia is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandarpur (under 2 km), Barsauni (1.7 km) and Barhari (1.7 km).

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

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