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Pharsara

फरसारा
Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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Pharsara is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 1,121 across 213 households and a literacy rate of 31.8%. The village has railway access and is located at 25.868°N, 87.830°E with postal code 854317.

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LGD code
224729
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
1,121
Households
213
Literacy rate
31.8%
Sex ratio
1005 ♀/1000♂
Workers
396
Distance to district centre
84 km
Distance to mandal centre
42 km
Distance to Patna
271 km
Distance to Kolkata
370 km
Nearest railway station
Dalkhola · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dalkhola Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pharsara compares

By population, Pharsara ranks #52 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
31.8%
−5.4% vs mandal average
Pharsara
31.8%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
+71 vs mandal average
Pharsara
1,005
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
Pharsara
5.3
Balrampur mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pharsara at a glance

Pharsara is a village of 1,121 people in 213 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 52nd-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 32%, 5 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 84 km from the Katihar district centre, 5 km from Chikni, the nearest town, 1 km from Dalkhola railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224729. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 1,322 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Lohagara

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pharsara · this village1,12132%
Kirora · Balrampur6,74529%0.9 km S
Lohagara · Goalpokher - II1,53341%2.3 km SE
Lohagara · Pothia1,72239%2.3 km SE
Lohagara · Balrampur5,69631%2.3 km SE
Lohagara · Raiganj1,09462%2.3 km SE
Dighal Daria · Balrampur3,20730%3 km S
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pharsara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
2
Distance to district HQ (km)
86
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KIRORA
Total area (ha)
51
Irrigated area (ha)
11.1
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Pharsara

LGD code
224729
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
1,121
Population (projected 2026)
1,322
Households
213
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1005
Literacy rate
31.8%
Coordinates
25.86841°N, 87.83035°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Nearest railway station
Dalkhola (1.1 km)
Getting there

How to reach Pharsara

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 43 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 84 km
≈ 2 h 52 min by car · 3 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,422 people
Chikni · ≈ 5.3 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna271 kmcapital
  • Kolkata370 km
  • Delhi1093 km
  • Hyderabad1349 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDalkhola1 km
  • Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankSBI38 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
  • Collegecollege ground29 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF28 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Dalkhola1.1 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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