About Phulkusma Village

Phulkusma is a large village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,003, made up of 1,994 males and 2,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulkusma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulkusma village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Raipur
Pincode	722162
Area (hectares)	201.23 hectares
Population	4,003
Male Population	1,994
Female Population	2,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Phulkusma compares

By the 2011 count Phulkusma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 201.23 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Phulkusma

Phulkusma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phulkusma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phulkusma from other places

Phulkusma lies about 62 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Gidhni, about 25 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 Phulkusma
Tehsil headquarters	Raipur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Gidhni	25 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	31 km
District headquarters	Bankura	62 km

Villages closest to Phulkusma

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

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Common questions about Phulkusma

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulkusma village had a population of 4,003. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Phulkusma village has 1,994 males and 2,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulkusma has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Phulkusma is 722162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulkusma covers 201.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phulkusma falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Phulkusma is Gidhni, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Phulkusma.

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

Phulkusma is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. Raipur is about 13 km away. Gidhni is about 25 km away. Jhārgrām is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.