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About Phulbari Village

Phulbari is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 644 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Phulbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 644
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phulbari compares

By the 2011 count Phulbari is the 62nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Phulbari

Phulbari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phulbari as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phulbari from other places

Phulbari lies about 65 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, 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 Phulbari
Nearest town Bahādurganj 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 65 km

Villages closest to Phulbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulbari village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Phulbari village has 644 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulbari has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Phulbari covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulbari falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulbari is Pawakhali, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phulbari.

Phulbari is about 65 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulbari is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Bahādurganj is about 4.2 km away. Baisa is about 5.1 km away. Pawakhali 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 Birpur (5.1 km), Baisa (5.1 km) and Bochagari (8.5 km).

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

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