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About Phalgram Village

Phalgram is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,584, made up of 821 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phalgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 57.35 hectares
Population 1,584
Male Population 821
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phalgram compares

By the 2011 count Phalgram is the 32nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 57.35 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Phalgram

The census records public bus service for Phalgram 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phalgram from other places

Phalgram lies about 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 8.4 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 Phalgram
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 8.4 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 23 km

Villages closest to Phalgram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalgram village had a population of 1,584. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Phalgram village has 821 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalgram has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Phalgram is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phalgram covers 57.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phalgram falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Phalgram is Mallarpur, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phalgram.

Phalgram is about 22 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phalgram is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 8.4 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Birbhum is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanpara (2.0 km), Jaychandrapur (2.4 km) and Kandarkula (4.5 km).

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

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