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About Phulbari Village

Phulbari is one of the larger villages in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,134, made up of 2,677 males and 2,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 498.56 hectares
Population 5,134
Male Population 2,677
Female Population 2,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phulbari compares

By the 2011 count Phulbari is the 17th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 498.56 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

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 5 - 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 46 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 5.3 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
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 4.7 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) 5.3 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 46 km

Villages closest to Phulbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islampur 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 5,134. That makes it the 17th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Phulbari village has 2,677 males and 2,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulbari has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Phulbari is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulbari covers 498.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phulbari falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Phulbari is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 46 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulbari is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Islampur is about 4.7 km away. Islāmpur is about 4.7 km away. Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Uttar Tuthipakar (1.5 km) and Chaprajhar (2.2 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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