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About Phultakiya Village

Phultakiya is a large village in Kesaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,294, made up of 1,756 males and 1,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phultakiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phultakiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kesaria
Pincode 845424
Area (hectares) 261.44 hectares
Population 3,294
Male Population 1,756
Female Population 1,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phultakiya compares

By the 2011 count Phultakiya is the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents. Its 261.44 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Phultakiya

Phultakiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phultakiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Phultakiya from other places

Phultakiya lies about 33 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 3.7 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 Phultakiya
Tehsil headquarters Kesaria 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kesariya 3.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 6.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 33 km

Villages closest to Phultakiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phultakiya village had a population of 3,294. That makes it the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents.

Phultakiya village has 1,756 males and 1,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phultakiya has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Phultakiya is 845424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phultakiya covers 261.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phultakiya falls under Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phultakiya is Kesariya, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phultakiya.

Phultakiya is about 33 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phultakiya is in Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kesaria is about 2.6 km away. Kesariya is about 3.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Derwa (under 2 km), Baisakhwa Khap (2.5 km) and Mathiya (2.8 km).

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

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