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About Phulsathar Village

Phulsathar is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 159 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Phulsathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulsathar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 159
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Phulsathar compares

By the 2011 count Phulsathar is the 144th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Phulsathar

Phulsathar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phulsathar 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 Phulsathar from other places

Phulsathar lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 16 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 Phulsathar
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 3.5 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 12 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 25 km

Villages closest to Phulsathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulsathar village had a population of 308. That makes it the 144th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Phulsathar village has 159 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulsathar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Phulsathar covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phulsathar falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulsathar is Guraru, about 16 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 Phulsathar.

Phulsathar is about 25 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulsathar is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 3.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Guraru is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baiju Bigha (under 2 km), Dhibra (under 2 km) and Chilaur (under 2 km).

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

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