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About Phulwari Village

Phulwari is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 507 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Phulwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulwari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 507
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Phulwari compares

By the 2011 count Phulwari is the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 Phulwari

Phulwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phulwari 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 Phulwari from other places

Phulwari lies about 150 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 2.1 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 Phulwari
Nearest railway station Narhan 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 3.1 km
Nearest town Rusera 5.6 km
District headquarters Purnia 150 km

Villages closest to Phulwari

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 Phulwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulwari village had a population of 974. That makes it the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Phulwari village has 507 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulwari has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Phulwari covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulwari falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phulwari is Narhan, about 2.1 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 Phulwari.

Phulwari is about 150 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulwari is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Narhan is about 2.1 km away. Dagarua is about 3.1 km away. Rusera is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dariapur (1.5 km), Doria (2.3 km) and Dagarua (3.1 km).

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

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