# Phulka Village, Dharhara, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharhara, Munger 

# Phulka

Phulka is a village in Dharhara sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 86 households**, the 69th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 9.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 329people (2011)
- 86households
- 9.2%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Phulka PIN code and other codes

Phulka falls in Dharhara sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarobagh
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242751

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

## How far is Phulka from nearby towns?

- Dharhara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)12 km by road
- Jamalpur (nearest town)4 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 Phulka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Phulka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Indrukh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Phulka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 16% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Phulka

Of every 100 households in Phulka in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Phulka · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****86%**

**59%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Phulka?

■ Phulka · ■ Dharhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****9.2%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229**

**914

Working population ****55.6%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 15.8% for men and 1.7% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (22%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 139 (76%)

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 Dharhara

- Tola Satgharwa353 people
- Kathor347 people
- Bari Chak339 people
- Tola Barmanni339 people
- Bari Chak323 people
- Harpur311 people
- Tola Paisra298 people
- Bariarpur293 people

[All 186 villages in Dharhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/dharhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phulka from Munger?12 km by road
- What is the population of Phulka?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulka in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phulka?9.2% (Census 2011)