# Phulkahi Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Phulkahi

Phulkahi is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 186 households**, the 44th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 827people (2011)
- 186households
- 41.1%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Phulkahi PIN code and other codes

Phulkahi falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBardela
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223364

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

## How far is Phulkahi from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)12 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 Phulkahi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Phulkahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhonagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 3 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 Phulkahi known for?

The main crops are **corn, paddy and wheat**. About 81% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Phulkahi

Of every 100 households in Phulkahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phulkahi · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****1%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**35%

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 Phulkahi?

■ Phulkahi · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**955

Working population ****48.7%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.7% for men and 34.9% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (19%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 277 (69%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Singhara Patti1,296 people
- milki1,203 people
- Bela Gobind1,017 people
- Dumaria Chakla929 people
- Barkona Milik802 people
- kishunpur Balua milik771 people
- Mir Milik720 people
- Kishunpur Balua708 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phulkahi from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Phulkahi?827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulkahi in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phulkahi?41.1% (Census 2011)