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About Phuljhuri Village

Phuljhuri is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 313 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuljhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuljhuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713331
Area (hectares) 138.81 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 313
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phuljhuri compares

By the 2011 count Phuljhuri is the 52nd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 138.81 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Phuljhuri

Phuljhuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phuljhuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Phuljhuri from other places

Phuljhuri lies about 120 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 7.8 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 Phuljhuri
Nearest railway station Harinsing 7.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 34 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 120 km

Villages closest to Phuljhuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuljhuri village had a population of 608. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Phuljhuri village has 313 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuljhuri has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Phuljhuri is 713331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuljhuri covers 138.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phuljhuri falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Phuljhuri is Harinsing, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance for Phuljhuri.

Phuljhuri is about 120 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuljhuri is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Harinsing is about 7.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 24 km away. Kanksa 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 Radhamohanpur (2.0 km), Garadaha (6.6 km) and Srirampur (11 km).

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

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