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About Phulsu Village

Phulsu is a mid sized village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,815, made up of 933 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulsu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Bariyatu
Pincode 829202
Area (hectares) 316.09 hectares
Population 1,815
Male Population 933
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Phulsu compares

By the 2011 count Phulsu is the 9th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 316.09 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Phulsu

Phulsu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phulsu 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 Phulsu from other places

Phulsu lies about 32 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 16 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 Phulsu
Nearest railway station Balumath 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bariyatu 32 km
District headquarters Latehar 32 km
Nearest town Lātehār 32 km

Villages closest to Phulsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulsu village had a population of 1,815. That makes it the 9th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Phulsu village has 933 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulsu has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Phulsu is 829202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulsu covers 316.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phulsu falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phulsu is Balumath, about 16 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 Phulsu.

Phulsu is about 32 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulsu is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 16 km away. Bariyatu is about 32 km away. Latehar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukki (under 2 km), Latu (2.0 km) and Matkoma (3.6 km).

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

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