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About Phulsahari Village

Phulsahari is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 85 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,318 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulsahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulsahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 99.14 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 85
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,318
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phulsahari compares

By the 2011 count Phulsahari is the 179th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 99.14 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Phulsahari

Phulsahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phulsahari as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phulsahari from other places

Phulsahari lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 13 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 Phulsahari
Nearest railway station Harinsing 13 km
Nearest town Siuri 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 33 km

Villages closest to Phulsahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulsahari village had a population of 197. That makes it the 179th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Phulsahari village has 85 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulsahari has about 1318 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Phulsahari is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulsahari covers 99.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phulsahari falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phulsahari is Harinsing, about 13 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phulsahari.

Phulsahari is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulsahari is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Siuri is about 24 km away. Shikaripara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulpahari (under 2 km), Telengapara (under 2 km) and Amrakunda (under 2 km).

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

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