# Pharna Village, Barhara, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Bhojpur 

# Pharna

Pharna is a village in Barhara sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802311**. The 2011 Census counted **3,850 people in 589 households**, the 19th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 3,850people (2011)
- 589households
- 73.0%literacy
- 802311PIN code

## Pharna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pharna is 802311.** Pharna falls in Barhara sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802311
- Gram panchayatFarana
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code246859

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

## How far is Pharna from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)10 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 Pharna?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pharna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 h winter

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 Pharna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Pharna

Of every 100 households in Pharna in 2011, 6 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pharna · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**75%

Tap water ****19%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****61%**

**56%

Television ****30%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pharna?

■ Pharna · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**906

Working population ****27.1%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 59.2% for women. 39% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (25%) · **■** Household industry 122 (12%) · **■** Other work 213 (20%) · **■** Marginal 376 (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 Barhara

- Gazipur Farhada4,652 people
- Gunri4,534 people
- Bishunpur4,457 people
- Ram Shahar4,337 people
- Piparpanti3,697 people
- Paiga3,456 people
- Chatar3,408 people
- Nargada2,771 people

[All 79 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pharna?802311
- How far is Pharna from Arrah?10 km by road
- What is the population of Pharna?3,850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pharna in?Bhojpur district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pharna?73.0% (Census 2011)
