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About Pahsana Village

Pahsana is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 704 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.9 hectares hectares.

Pahsana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahsana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 289.9 hectares
Population 1,496
Male Population 704
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahsana compares

By the 2011 count Pahsana is the 170th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 289.9 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Pahsana

Pahsana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahsana as Available within 5 - 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 Pahsana from other places

Pahsana lies about 23 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 14 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 Pahsana
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 7.3 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Mariahu 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 23 km

Villages closest to Pahsana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahsana village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 170th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Pahsana village has 704 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahsana has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Pahsana covers 289.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahsana falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pahsana is Mariahu, about 14 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 village for Pahsana.

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

Pahsana is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 7.3 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 7.3 km away. Mariahu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nizamuddinpur (under 2 km), Aruawan (1.8 km) and Kasnahi (2.1 km).

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

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