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About Phoolpur Village

Phoolpur is one of the larger villages in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,688, made up of 3,424 males and 3,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.44 hectares hectares.

Phoolpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phoolpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 307.44 hectares
Population 6,688
Male Population 3,424
Female Population 3,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phoolpur compares

By the 2011 count Phoolpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 307.44 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Phoolpur

Phoolpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Phoolpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Phoolpur from other places

Phoolpur lies about 61 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Gopiganj / Gyanpur Road, about 3.9 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 Phoolpur
Nearest railway station Gopiganj / Gyanpur Road 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 6.5 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 7.5 km
District headquarters Varanasi 61 km

Villages closest to Phoolpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phoolpur village had a population of 6,688. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Phoolpur village has 3,424 males and 3,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phoolpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Phoolpur covers 307.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phoolpur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phoolpur is Gopiganj / Gyanpur Road, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Phoolpur.

Phoolpur is about 61 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phoolpur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Gopiganj / Gyanpur Road is about 3.9 km away. Pindra is about 6.5 km away. Gyānpur is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasepur (1.8 km), Saraiya (2.3 km) and Mahuari (2.8 km).

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

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