# Pharusa Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/pharusa/ Village · Garkha, Saran # Pharusa Pharusa is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,013 people in 455 households**, the 26th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 3,013people (2011) - 455households - 63.9%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Pharusa PIN code and other codes Pharusa falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatFarusa - Community development blockGarkha - Census village code234336 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pharusa from nearby towns? - Garkha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)10 km by road - Chapra (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 Pharusa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pharusa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhapra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Pharusa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Pharusa Of every 100 households in Pharusa in 2011, 18 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pharusa · ■ Garkha rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **9% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****32%** **57% Television ****14%** **19% Mobile phone ****40%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **17% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Pharusa? ■ Pharusa · ■ Garkha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **943 Working population ****23.1%** **26.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 144 (21%) · **■** Marginal 318 (46%) 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 Garkha - Santha3,475 people - Naraenpur3,318 people - Mirzapur3,246 people - Kadna3,023 people - Aloni2,898 people - Sirpal Basant2,895 people - Itwa2,854 people - Hasanpura2,853 people [All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pharusa from Chhapra?10 km by road - What is the population of Pharusa?3,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pharusa in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pharusa?63.9% (Census 2011)