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About Phursaha Village

Phursaha is a large village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,317, made up of 1,690 males and 1,627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phursaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phursaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Saur Bazar
Pincode 852221
Area (hectares) 385.98 hectares
Population 3,317
Male Population 1,690
Female Population 1,627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phursaha compares

By the 2011 count Phursaha is the 20th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 385.98 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Phursaha

Phursaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phursaha as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phursaha from other places

Phursaha lies about 12 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 8.6 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 Phursaha
Tehsil headquarters Saur Bazar 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 8.6 km
District headquarters Saharsa 12 km

Villages closest to Phursaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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 Phursaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Phursaha village had a population of 3,317. That makes it the 20th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Phursaha village has 1,690 males and 1,627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phursaha has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Phursaha is 852221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phursaha covers 385.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phursaha falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phursaha is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 8.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phursaha.

Phursaha is about 12 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phursaha is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Saur Bazar is about 5.1 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 8.6 km away. Saharsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanuman Nagar Chakla (under 2 km), Kachra (2.0 km) and Rauta Khem (2.0 km).

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

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