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About Pharsakani Village

Pharsakani is a mid sized village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 591 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharsakani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharsakani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496225
Area (hectares) 548.98 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 591
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharsakani compares

By the 2011 count Pharsakani is the 23rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 548.98 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pharsakani

Pharsakani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pharsakani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pharsakani from other places

Pharsakani lies about 23 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 70 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 Pharsakani
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 16 km
District headquarters Jashpur 23 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 23 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 70 km

Villages closest to Pharsakani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharsakani village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Pharsakani village has 591 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharsakani has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pharsakani is 496225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharsakani covers 548.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pharsakani falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pharsakani is Garposh, about 70 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Pharsakani.

Pharsakani is about 23 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharsakani is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Kunkuri is about 16 km away. Jashpur is about 23 km away. Jashpur Nagar 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 Kharwatoli (under 2 km), Dipatoli (3.2 km) and Chatakpur (3.8 km).

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

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