# Phasia Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Purnia East, Purnia 

# Phasia

Phasia is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,240 people in 433 households**, the 24th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 2,240people (2011)
- 433households
- 46.0%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Phasia PIN code and other codes

Phasia falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBirpur
- Community development blockPurnia East
- Census village code223495

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

## How far is Phasia from nearby towns?

- Purnia East (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)14 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 Phasia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Phasia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gulabbag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Phasia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Phasia

Of every 100 households in Phasia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phasia · ■ Purnia East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Phasia?

■ Phasia · ■ Purnia East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**968

Working population ****31.4%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 40.0% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (23%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 137 (19%) · **■** Marginal 343 (49%)

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 Purnia East

- Pirganj2,847 people
- Gangaili Arazi2,631 people
- Sikandarpur2,616 people
- Biloria2,251 people
- Bahadurpur Khan Jahan2,168 people
- Bahadurpur2,128 people
- Barsauni1,995 people
- Mathia1,985 people

[All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phasia from Purnia?14 km by road
- What is the population of Phasia?2,240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phasia in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phasia?46.0% (Census 2011)