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About Phulke Village

Phulke is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 524 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 1,034
Male Population 524
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phulke compares

By the 2011 count Phulke is the 174th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Phulke

Phulke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phulke 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phulke from other places

Phulke lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 6.6 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 Phulke
Tehsil headquarters Batala 5.1 km
Nearest town Batāla 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 6.6 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Phulke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulke village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 174th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Phulke village has 524 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulke has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Phulke is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulke covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulke falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Phulke is Batala Junction, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Phulke.

Phulke is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulke is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 5.1 km away. Batāla is about 5.1 km away. Batala Junction is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahal Kalan (under 2 km), Sallo Chahal (under 2 km) and Chhapianwali (1.9 km).

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

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