# Phesra Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Phesra

Phesra is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **839 people in 125 households**, the 136th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 839people (2011)
- 125households
- 85.5%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Phesra PIN code and other codes

Phesra falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhosila
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253045

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Phesra from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)24 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Phesra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Phesra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barahi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Obra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Phesra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Phesra

Of every 100 households in Phesra in 2011, 17 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Phesra · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Phesra?

■ Phesra · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**961

Working population ****36.5%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 78.2% for women. 43% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (30%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 110 (36%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rafiganj

- Harbansa863 people
- Mian Bigha852 people
- Lahas848 people
- Dihwa844 people
- Shahpur835 people
- Kharauna Buzurg829 people
- Kunar Bigha828 people
- Berhna820 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phesra from Aurangabad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Phesra?839 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phesra in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phesra?85.5% (Census 2011)