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About Phulwaria Village

Phulwaria is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 424 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Phulwaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulwaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 424
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phulwaria compares

By the 2011 count Phulwaria is the 91st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Phulwaria

Phulwaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phulwaria as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phulwaria from other places

Phulwaria 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 Phulwaria
Nearest railway station Bela 7.4 km
Nearest town Purāini 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 23 km
District headquarters Banka 23 km

Villages closest to Phulwaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulwaria village had a population of 786. That makes it the 91st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Phulwaria village has 424 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulwaria has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Phulwaria covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulwaria falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulwaria is Bela, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Phulwaria 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.

Phulwaria is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 7.4 km away. Purāini is about 15 km away. Dhuraiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katahara (under 2 km), Kathauni (1.7 km) and Harirampur (1.8 km).

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

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