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About Phulchua Village

Phulchua is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 209 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulchua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulchua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816105
Area (hectares) 56.4 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 209
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phulchua compares

By the 2011 count Phulchua is the 89th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 56.4 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Phulchua

Phulchua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phulchua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phulchua from other places

Phulchua lies about 57 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 3.6 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 Phulchua
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 11 km
Nearest town Farakka 13 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 57 km

Villages closest to Phulchua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulchua village had a population of 388. That makes it the 89th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Phulchua village has 209 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulchua has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Phulchua is 816105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulchua covers 56.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulchua falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phulchua is Kotalpukur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phulchua.

Phulchua is about 57 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulchua is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kotalpukur is about 3.6 km away. Barharwa is about 11 km away. Farakka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipurojori (under 2 km), Dhatapara (under 2 km) and Shamnagar (under 2 km).

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

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