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About Pharachanch Village

Pharachanch is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 562 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharachanch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharachanch village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 441.4 hectares
Population 1,131
Male Population 562
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharachanch compares

By the 2011 count Pharachanch is the 38th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 441.4 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Pharachanch

Pharachanch is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pharachanch as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pharachanch from other places

Pharachanch lies about 50 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 16 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 Pharachanch
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 16 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 21 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 50 km

Villages closest to Pharachanch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharachanch village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 38th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Pharachanch village has 562 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharachanch has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Pharachanch is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharachanch covers 441.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pharachanch falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pharachanch is Chaudhribandh, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pharachanch.

Pharachanch is about 50 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharachanch is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 9.8 km away. Chaudhribandh is about 16 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangro (2.0 km), Sarukudar (2.3 km) and Chano (2.7 km).

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

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