About Phuljhar Village

Phuljhar is a mid sized village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 347 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuljhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuljhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Bharatpur
Pincode	497778
Area (hectares)	420.25 hectares
Population	691
Male Population	347
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Phuljhar compares

By the 2011 count Phuljhar is the 40th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 420.25 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

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 village. 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 Phuljhar from other places

Phuljhar lies about 144 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 46 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bharatpur	13 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	27 km
Nearest railway station	Salkaroad	46 km
District headquarters	Koriya	144 km

Villages closest to Phuljhar

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

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Common questions about Phuljhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuljhar village had a population of 691. That makes it the 40th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Phuljhar village has 347 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuljhar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Phuljhar is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuljhar covers 420.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phuljhar falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Phuljhar is Salkaroad, about 46 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Phuljhar.

Phuljhar is about 144 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuljhar is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. Bharatpur is about 13 km away. Mungeli is about 27 km away. Salkaroad is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.