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About Pharusa Village

Pharusa is a large village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,013, made up of 1,560 males and 1,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.04 hectares hectares.

Pharusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharusa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 297.04 hectares
Population 3,013
Male Population 1,560
Female Population 1,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Pharusa compares

By the 2011 count Pharusa is the 26th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 297.04 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Pharusa

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

Pharusa lies about 32 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 4.8 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 Pharusa
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 5.4 km
Nearest town Chāpra 8.0 km
District headquarters Saran 32 km

Villages closest to Pharusa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharusa village had a population of 3,013. That makes it the 26th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Pharusa village has 1,560 males and 1,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharusa has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Pharusa covers 297.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pharusa falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pharusa is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 4.8 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 Pharusa.

Pharusa is about 32 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharusa is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 4.8 km away. Garkha is about 5.4 km away. Chāpra is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagahi (under 2 km), Phulwaria (under 2 km) and Renria (under 2 km).

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

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