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About Phulai Village

Phulai is a mid sized village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 502 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Phulai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 502
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phulai compares

By the 2011 count Phulai is the 53rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Phulai

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

How far is Phulai from other places

Phulai lies about 8.0 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 28 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 Phulai
Tehsil headquarters Behea 8.0 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 8.0 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 21 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 28 km

Villages closest to Phulai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulai village had a population of 955. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Phulai village has 502 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulai has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Phulai covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulai falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulai is Pawakhali, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Phulai is about 8.0 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulai is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Behea is about 8.0 km away. Bhojpur is about 8.0 km away. Bahādurganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikrampur (2.7 km), Moti Rampur (2.7 km) and Rampur (2.7 km).

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

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