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About Phuljhar Village

Phuljhar is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 524 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuljhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuljhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 466.75 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 524
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 28th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 466.75 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

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 57 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajim, about 21 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 Chhura 19 km
Nearest railway station Rajim 21 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 57 km

Villages closest to Phuljhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhura 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 1,051. That makes it the 28th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Phuljhar village has 524 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuljhar has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Phuljhar is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuljhar covers 466.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phuljhar falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Phuljhar is Rajim, about 21 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 57 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuljhar is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 19 km away. Rajim is about 21 km away. Nawāpāra 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 Junwani (6.1 km), Khudiadih (6.4 km) and Paktia (7.4 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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