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About Pharida Village

Pharida is a mid sized village in Garautha tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 482 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.22 hectares hectares.

Pharida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharida village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Garautha
Area (hectares) 383.22 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 482
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharida compares

By the 2011 count Pharida is the 84th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 383.22 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Pharida

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

Pharida lies about 92 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ghutai, about 10 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 Pharida
Nearest railway station Ghutai 10 km
Nearest town Charkhāri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Garautha 30 km
District headquarters Jhansi 92 km

Villages closest to Pharida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharida village had a population of 936. That makes it the 84th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Pharida village has 482 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharida has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Pharida covers 383.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pharida falls under Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pharida is Ghutai, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pharida.

Pharida is about 92 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharida is in Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district. Ghutai is about 10 km away. Charkhāri is about 26 km away. Garautha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahraura (7.8 km), Gahrauli (10 km) and Kotra (13 km).

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

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