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About Phuldobhi Village

Phuldobhi is one of the larger villages in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,228, made up of 2,732 males and 2,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares.

Phuldobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuldobhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Area (hectares) 486 hectares
Population 5,228
Male Population 2,732
Female Population 2,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Phuldobhi compares

By the 2011 count Phuldobhi is the 11th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Phuldobhi

Phuldobhi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Phuldobhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Phuldobhi from other places

Phuldobhi lies about 22 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 15 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 Phuldobhi
Tehsil headquarters Falka 11 km
Nearest railway station Rautara 15 km
Nearest town Purnia 18 km
District headquarters Katihar 22 km

Villages closest to Phuldobhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuldobhi village had a population of 5,228. That makes it the 11th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Phuldobhi village has 2,732 males and 2,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuldobhi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Phuldobhi covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phuldobhi falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phuldobhi is Rautara, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Phuldobhi is about 22 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuldobhi is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 11 km away. Rautara is about 15 km away. Purnia 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 Amol (under 2 km), Maghaili (2.5 km) and Musapur (3.1 km).

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

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