# Phulhara Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Phulhara

Phulhara is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,655 people in 547 households**, the 15th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 2,655people (2011)
- 547households
- 63.6%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Phulhara PIN code and other codes

Phulhara falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharihara
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241168

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Phulhara from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Phulhara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Phulhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Phulhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 78% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Phulhara

Of every 100 households in Phulhara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phulhara · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**87%

Use banking services ****46%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Phulhara?

■ Phulhara · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**935

Working population ****40.8%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 57.8% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 585 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barahat

- Mirzapur3,977 people
- Barhauna3,639 people
- Sabal Pur3,398 people
- Gordhawar2,929 people
- Gordhoa2,340 people
- Laurhia Khurd2,302 people
- Dafarpur2,188 people
- Changeri2,145 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phulhara from Banka?9 km by road
- What is the population of Phulhara?2,655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulhara in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phulhara?63.6% (Census 2011)