# Phulwaria Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Phulwaria

Phulwaria is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,479 people in 272 households**, the 44th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,479people (2011)
- 272households
- 39.5%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Phulwaria PIN code and other codes

Phulwaria falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArar
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240346

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

## How far is Phulwaria from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)50 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 Phulwaria?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Phulwaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Phulwaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Phulwaria

Of every 100 households in Phulwaria in 2011, 52 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Phulwaria · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**85%

Use banking services ****23%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Phulwaria?

■ Phulwaria · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.5%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**944

Working population ****43.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.4% for men and 29.9% for women. 47% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (67%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 145 (22%)

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 Sonhaula

- Agaia1,601 people
- Nagdaha1,555 people
- Sirmatpur1,552 people
- Beldiha1,537 people
- Khajuria1,439 people
- Tilaundha1,436 people
- Kajha1,417 people
- Jalha1,400 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phulwaria from Bhagalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Phulwaria?1,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulwaria in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phulwaria?39.5% (Census 2011)