Phulera
Fulera | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Phulera Location in Rajasthan, India  Phulera Phulera (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°52′N 75°14′E / 26.87°N 75.23°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jaipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | BJP |
| Area | |
| • Total | 208 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 387 m (1,270 ft) |
| Population (2011)26091 | |
| • Total | 26,091 |
| • Rank | 2166 Per km |
| Language, Hindi, Rajasthani | |
| • Official | Hindi, Rajasthani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Website | http://www.apnaphulera.in/ |
Phulera is a town in Jaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated near Jaipur city, the state capital. The DMIC (Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor) project runs through Phulera. It is a major railway junction.
Geography
Phulera is located at 26°52′N 75°14′E / 26.87°N 75.23°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 387 metres (1269 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Phulera had a population of around 98,289. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Phulera has an average literacy rate of 86.5%,male literacy is 94.84%, and female literacy is 77.57%. In Phulera, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Phulera Junction railway station is on the Jaipur-Ahmedabad line. It has five platforms, platform no#4 & no#5 use for Jaipur - Ajmer - Ahmedabad route. It is one of the important railway junctions of NWR Zone headquartered in Jaipur. Phulera is a junction which separates two major lines of Ajmer and Jodhpur. It was one of the biggest yards a few years before. There was also a diesel locomotive depot.
There is no official bus-stand but you can easily get a bus service for Jaipur every 1 hour. There is also bus service for Delhi at night around 10 PM every night.
See also
- Phulera (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
- Phulera(h), a town and former princely state in the Northwest Frontier Province
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Phulera
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.