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About Pharasa Village

Pharasa is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 167 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.68 hectares hectares.

Pharasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharasa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 50.68 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 167
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharasa compares

By the 2011 count Pharasa is the 329th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 50.68 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Pharasa

Pharasa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pharasa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pharasa from other places

Pharasa lies about 55 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 12 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 Pharasa
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra 12 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 31 km
District headquarters Chandauli 55 km

Villages closest to Pharasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharasa village had a population of 327. That makes it the 329th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Pharasa village has 167 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharasa has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Pharasa covers 50.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pharasa falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pharasa is Sonbhadra, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Pharasa.

Pharasa is about 55 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharasa is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Sonbhadra is about 12 km away. Robertsganj is about 13 km away. Chakia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhardura (under 2 km), Shamaserpur (under 2 km) and Jai Mohani (under 2 km).

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

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