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About Phulbari Village

Phulbari is a mid sized village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 437 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Kursakatta
Pincode 854331
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 437
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phulbari compares

By the 2011 count Phulbari is the 52nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Phulbari

Phulbari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Phulbari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phulbari from other places

Phulbari lies about 24 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Phulbari
Nearest town Shahbazpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kursakatta 24 km
District headquarters Araria 24 km

Villages closest to Phulbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kursakatta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Phulbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulbari village had a population of 843. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Phulbari village has 437 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulbari has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Phulbari is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulbari covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulbari falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulbari is Forbesganj Junction, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phulbari.

Phulbari is about 24 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulbari is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 7.8 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 10 km away. Kursakatta is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paikdara (under 2 km), Tamkura (under 2 km) and Palasbani (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Phulbari today is likely to be higher.

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