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About Phuljhar Village

Phuljhar is a small village in Soso tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 70 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758078, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuljhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuljhar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Soso
Pincode 758078
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 70
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Phuljhar compares

By the 2011 count Phuljhar is the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Phuljhar

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

Phuljhar lies about 62 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 8.9 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 Phuljhar
Nearest railway station Barsuan 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Soso 21 km
Nearest town Deogarh 44 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 62 km

Villages closest to Phuljhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuljhar village had a population of 137. That makes it the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Phuljhar village has 70 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuljhar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Phuljhar is 758078. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuljhar covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phuljhar falls under Soso tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Phuljhar is Barsuan, about 8.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phuljhar.

Phuljhar is about 62 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuljhar is in Soso tehsil of Kendujhar district. Barsuan is about 8.9 km away. Soso is about 21 km away. Deogarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phuljhari R F (under 2 km), Balia (16 km) and Barigaon (17 km).

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

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