Village · Garkha, Saran
# Phursatpur

Phursatpur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,687 people in 228 households, the 63rd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.
- 1,687 people (2011)
- 228 households
- 65.9% literacy
- 842 females per 1,000 males

## Phursatpur PIN code and other codes

Phursatpur falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Mukimpur
- Community development block Garkha
- Census village code 234361

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Phursatpur from nearby towns?
- Garkha (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Phursatpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Phursatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kadna
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kadna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Marhaura
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Phursatpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 44% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Phursatpur

Of every 100 households in Phursatpur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Phursatpur · ■ Garkha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 15% 9%
- Toilet within the home 29% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 83%
- Tap water 9% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 62%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95%
- Use banking services 82% 57%
- Television 42% 19%
- Mobile phone 56% 60%
- Computer with internet 6% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 6% 17%
- Own their home 80% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Phursatpur?

■ Phursatpur · ■ Garkha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.9% 64.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 842 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 868 943
- Working population 27.2% 26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 39% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 136 (30%) · ■ Marginal 259 (56%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Garkha
- Chhot Jhaua 1,855 people
- Muraudpur 1,841 people
- Bishamharpur 1,791 people
- Kuchah 1,712 people
- Bhagwani Chhapra 1,624 people
- Bazidpur 1,602 people
- Kamalpur 1,542 people
- Pathara 1,493 people

All 113 villages in Garkha

## Quick answers
- How far is Phursatpur from Chhapra? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Phursatpur? 1,687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phursatpur in? Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phursatpur? 65.9% (Census 2011)

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