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About Phuruka Village

Phuruka is a mid sized village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 460 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuruka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuruka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Ichak
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 209.59 hectares
Population 893
Male Population 460
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Phuruka compares

By the 2011 count Phuruka is the 44th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 209.59 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Phuruka

Phuruka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phuruka 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 Phuruka from other places

Phuruka lies about 17 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 20 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 Phuruka
Tehsil headquarters Ichak 8.0 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 17 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 17 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 20 km

Villages closest to Phuruka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuruka village had a population of 893. That makes it the 44th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Phuruka village has 460 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuruka has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Phuruka is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuruka covers 209.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phuruka falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phuruka is Hazaribag Town, about 20 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 Phuruka.

Phuruka is about 17 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuruka is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about 8.0 km away. Hazaribagh is about 17 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamuari (under 2 km), Moktama (2.1 km) and Dekuli (2.1 km).

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

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