Village · Gande, Giridih
# Phuljharia

Phuljharia is a village in Gande sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815312. The 2011 Census counted 708 people in 99 households, the 88th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.
- 708 people (2011)
- 99 households
- 67.0% literacy
- 815312 PIN code

## Phuljharia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Phuljharia is 815312. Phuljharia falls in Gande sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 815312
- Gram panchayat Gajkunda
- Community development block Gande
- Census village code 351986

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Phuljharia from nearby towns?
- Gande (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Phuljharia?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Giridih
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Phuljharia known for?

The main crops are rice. About 60% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Phuljharia

Of every 100 households in Phuljharia in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phuljharia · ■ Gande rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 39%
- Toilet within the home 4% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 96%
- Tap water 80% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 77%
- Use banking services 22% 43%
- Television 3% 9%
- Mobile phone 70% 47%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 24% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 16%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Phuljharia?

■ Phuljharia · ■ Gande rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.0% 56.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 956 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1112 964
- Working population 41.0% 40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 56.4% for women. 44% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 41 (14%) · ■ Marginal 249 (86%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gande
- Girnia 737 people
- Paharma 729 people
- Khorimahua 728 people
- Pandnatanr 718 people
- Bhandaridih 694 people
- Gadi Deopur 684 people
- Dewandih 659 people
- Goradih 659 people

All 274 villages in Gande

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Phuljharia? 815312
- How far is Phuljharia from Giridih? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Phuljharia? 708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phuljharia in? Giridih district (Gande sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Phuljharia? 67.0% (Census 2011)

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