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About Fulbar Village

Fulbar is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 617 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fulbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fulbar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 287.33 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 617
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fulbar compares

By the 2011 count Fulbar is the 51st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 287.33 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Fulbar

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

How far is Fulbar from other places

Fulbar lies about 45 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is New Jalpaiguri Junction, about 4.4 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 Fulbar
Nearest railway station New Jalpaiguri Junction 4.4 km
Nearest town Siliguri 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Phansidewa 8.6 km
District headquarters Darjiling 45 km

Villages closest to Fulbar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fulbar village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 51st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Fulbar village has 617 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fulbar has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Fulbar is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fulbar covers 287.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fulbar falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Fulbar is New Jalpaiguri Junction, about 4.4 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 km distance for Fulbar.

Fulbar is about 45 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fulbar is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district. New Jalpaiguri Junction is about 4.4 km away. Siliguri is about 6.8 km away. Phansidewa is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radha (3.8 km), Ambari (8.8 km) and Mohan Laler Chhat (17 km).

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

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