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About Phuldanga Village

Phuldanga is a small village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 226 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732141
Area (hectares) 54.82 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 226
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Phuldanga compares

By the 2011 count Phuldanga is the 78th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 54.82 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Phuldanga

Phuldanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phuldanga 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 Phuldanga from other places

Phuldanga lies about 20 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malda Court, about 1.9 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 Phuldanga
Nearest town Malda under 2 km
Nearest railway station Malda Court 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maldah Old 20 km
District headquarters Maldah 20 km

Villages closest to Phuldanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maldah Old 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 Phuldanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuldanga village had a population of 428. That makes it the 78th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Phuldanga village has 226 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuldanga has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Phuldanga is 732141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuldanga covers 54.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phuldanga falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Phuldanga is Malda Court, about 1.9 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 Phuldanga.

Phuldanga is about 20 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuldanga is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district. Malda is about under 2 km away. Malda Court is about 1.9 km away. Maldah Old is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangabari (3.1 km), Adampur (8.3 km) and Jadupur (8.3 km).

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

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