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About Bara Phuhara Village

Bara Phuhara is a small village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 217 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Phuhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Phuhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 42.47 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 217
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Bara Phuhara compares

By the 2011 count Bara Phuhara is the 101st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 42.47 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bara Phuhara

Bara Phuhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Phuhara 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandulahar, Bangasur, Banriyapilai and Bansa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bara Phuhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Phuhara village had a population of 405. That makes it the 101st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Bara Phuhara village has 217 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Phuhara has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bara Phuhara is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Phuhara covers 42.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Phuhara falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Phuhara notes the nearest railway station 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 Bara Phuhara.

Bara Phuhara is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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