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About Phulpura Village

Phulpura is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 388 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Pincode 804451
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 760
Male Population 388
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phulpura compares

By the 2011 count Phulpura is the 86th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Phulpura

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

How far is Phulpura from other places

Phulpura lies about 29 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 9.6 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 Phulpura
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Taregna 9.6 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 10 km
District headquarters Patna 29 km

Villages closest to Phulpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulpura village had a population of 760. That makes it the 86th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Phulpura village has 388 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulpura has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Phulpura is 804451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulpura covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phulpura falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulpura is Taregna, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Phulpura.

Phulpura is about 29 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulpura is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about 3.2 km away. Taregna is about 9.6 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardiha (under 2 km), Nemrapali (under 2 km) and Kaili (1.8 km).

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

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