# Phulhara Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Phulhara

Phulhara is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,113 people in 2,126 households**, the 4th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 11,113people (2011)
- 2,126households
- 60.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phulhara

Of every 100 households in Phulhara in 2011, 50 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Phulhara · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**20%

Television ****24%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Phulhara?

■ Phulhara · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**967

Working population ****31.8%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 52.1% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 688 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 904 (26%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,171 (33%) · **■** Marginal 759 (21%)

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 Islampur

- Dohaso13,323 people
- Purbba Gomaidighi11,982 people
- Gunabari11,835 people
- Bhojpur11,055 people
- Barakhanti9,617 people
- Kuchila9,549 people
- Dhantola9,503 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Phulhara?11,113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulhara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Phulhara?60.9% (Census 2011)