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About Pharchhua Village

Pharchhua is a large village in Mairwa tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,116, made up of 1,092 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Pharchhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharchhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Mairwa
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 2,116
Male Population 1,092
Female Population 1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pharchhua compares

By the 2011 count Pharchhua is the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Pharchhua

The census records public bus service for Pharchhua 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pharchhua from other places

Pharchhua lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about under 2 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 Pharchhua
Nearest railway station Karchhue under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mairwa 3.4 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Pharchhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharchhua village had a population of 2,116. That makes it the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents.

Pharchhua village has 1,092 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharchhua has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Pharchhua covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pharchhua falls under Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pharchhua is Karchhue, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Pharchhua.

Pharchhua is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharchhua is in Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about under 2 km away. Mairwa is about 3.4 km away. Siwan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pharchhuhi (under 2 km), Belaspur (under 2 km) and Kuldipa (1.7 km).

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

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