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About Phulhara Village

Phulhara is a large village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,655, made up of 1,434 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares.

Phulhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 2,655
Male Population 1,434
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Phulhara compares

By the 2011 count Phulhara is the 15th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Phulhara

The census records public bus service for Phulhara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phulhara from other places

Phulhara lies about 23 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 7.4 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 Phulhara
Nearest railway station Bela 7.4 km
Nearest town Purāini 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 18 km
District headquarters Banka 23 km

Villages closest to Phulhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barahat 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 Phulhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulhara village had a population of 2,655. That makes it the 15th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Phulhara village has 1,434 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulhara has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Phulhara covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulhara falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulhara is Bela, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phulhara.

Phulhara is about 23 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulhara is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 7.4 km away. Purāini is about 15 km away. Barahat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa (3.5 km), Lakra (4.0 km) and Saharna (7.5 km).

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

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