About Pharsama Village

Pharsama is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 296 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharsama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharsama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Basia
Pincode	835229
Area (hectares)	461 hectares
Population	630
Male Population	296
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharsama compares

By the 2011 count Pharsama is the 55th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 461 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Pharsama

Pharsama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pharsama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pharsama from other places

Pharsama lies about 31 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 13 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 Pharsama
Tehsil headquarters	Basia	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Pokla	13 km
District headquarters	Gumla	31 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	31 km

Villages closest to Pharsama

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

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Common questions about Pharsama

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharsama village had a population of 630. That makes it the 55th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Pharsama village has 296 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharsama has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Pharsama is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharsama covers 461 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pharsama falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pharsama is Pokla, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pharsama.

Pharsama is about 31 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharsama is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 7.2 km away. Pokla is about 13 km away. Gumla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.