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About Phulbari Village

Phulbari is a mid sized village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 407 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulbari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 29.66 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 407
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phulbari compares

By the 2011 count Phulbari is the 56th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 29.66 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Phulbari

Phulbari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phulbari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Phulbari from other places

Phulbari lies about 32 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kakdwip, about 6.5 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 Phulbari
Nearest railway station Kakdwip 6.5 km
Nearest town Haldia 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Khejuri II 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Phulbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khejuri II 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 Phulbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulbari village had a population of 794. That makes it the 56th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Phulbari village has 407 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulbari has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Phulbari is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulbari covers 29.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phulbari falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Phulbari is Kakdwip, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phulbari.

Phulbari is about 32 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulbari is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Kakdwip is about 6.5 km away. Haldia is about 22 km away. Khejuri II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kastala (under 2 km), Gobindapur (8.8 km) and Nankar Gobindapur (8.8 km).

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

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