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About Phulbari Village

Phulbari is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,569, made up of 820 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,569
Male Population 820
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phulbari compares

By the 2011 count Phulbari is the 49th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Phulbari

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 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 129 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 6.5 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 railway station Harnagar 6.5 km
Nearest town Benipur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 129 km

Villages closest to Phulbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 1,569. That makes it the 49th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Phulbari village has 820 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulbari has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Phulbari is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulbari covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulbari falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulbari is Harnagar, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 129 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Harnagar is about 6.5 km away. Benipur is about 20 km away. Dagarua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagulabari (under 2 km), Buari (under 2 km) and Mahalbari (under 2 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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