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About Phulwar Village

Phulwar is a small village in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 248 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulwar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhawnathpur
Pincode 822129
Area (hectares) 701.11 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 248
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phulwar compares

By the 2011 count Phulwar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 701.11 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Phulwar

Phulwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phulwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Phulwar from other places

Phulwar lies about 26 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 17 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 Phulwar
Nearest railway station Ramna 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawnathpur 26 km
District headquarters Garhwa 26 km

Villages closest to Phulwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulwar village had a population of 442. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Phulwar village has 248 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulwar has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Phulwar is 822129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulwar covers 701.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phulwar falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phulwar is Ramna, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phulwar.

Phulwar is about 26 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulwar is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 17 km away. Bhawnathpur is about 26 km away. Garhwa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bato (12 km), Daridah (21 km) and Pandaria (21 km).

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

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