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About Phulbari Village

Phulbari is a mid sized village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 301 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulbari village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 543
Male Population 301
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phulbari compares

By the 2011 count Phulbari is the 92nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Phulbari

Phulbari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phulbari as Available within <5 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 Phulbari from other places

Phulbari lies about 34 km from West Garo Hills. 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 Phulbari
Nearest town Dhubri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Selsella 28 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 34 km

Villages closest to Phulbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulbari village had a population of 543. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Phulbari village has 301 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulbari has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Phulbari is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulbari falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Phulbari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phulbari.

Phulbari is about 34 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulbari is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Dhubri is about 16 km away. Selsella is about 28 km away. West Garo Hills is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lower Phulbari (under 2 km), Demdema (6.0 km) and Nidanpur (9.5 km).

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

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