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About Phulwaria Village

Phulwaria is a mid sized village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,722, made up of 915 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Phulwaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulwaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Hilsa
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 1,722
Male Population 915
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phulwaria compares

By the 2011 count Phulwaria is the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Phulwaria

Phulwaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phulwaria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 9.0 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 Hilsa 9.0 km
District headquarters Nalanda 24 km

Villages closest to Phulwaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilsa 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 1,722. That makes it the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Phulwaria village has 915 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulwaria has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Phulwaria covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phulwaria falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulwaria is Hilsa, about 9.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Phulwaria.

Phulwaria is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulwaria is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 9.0 km away. Nalanda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shohrapur (under 2 km), Korawan (under 2 km) and Barhai Bigha (1.7 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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