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About Phuljhar Village

Phuljhar is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 409 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuljhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuljhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 260.15 hectares
Population 814
Male Population 409
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phuljhar compares

By the 2011 count Phuljhar is the 101st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 260.15 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Phuljhar

Phuljhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phuljhar as Available. 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 Phuljhar from other places

Phuljhar lies about 39 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 3.5 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 Phuljhar
Nearest railway station Sikosa 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 12 km
Nearest town Balod 14 km
District headquarters Durg 39 km

Villages closest to Phuljhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuljhar village had a population of 814. That makes it the 101st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Phuljhar village has 409 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuljhar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Phuljhar is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuljhar covers 260.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phuljhar falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Phuljhar is Sikosa, about 3.5 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phuljhar.

Phuljhar is about 39 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuljhar is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Sikosa is about 3.5 km away. Gunderdehi is about 12 km away. Balod is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biretara (under 2 km), Pairi (2.0 km) and Mongri (2.1 km).

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

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