Phulia (also spelled Fulia) is a census town in the Santipur CD block of the Ranaghat subdivision in the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi.

[2] The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river.

The headquarters of Santipur CD block are located at Buincha, as per Nadia District Census Handbook 2011.

On page 422 in the Santipur CD Block map, Buincha is shown as part of Phulia census town.

[5] According to the district administration, the Block Development Office is located at PO Fulia Colony.

It had 1 polytechnic, 2 recognised short-hand, type writing and vocational training institutes and 13 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shikhsha Abhiyan).

Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 cinema theatre, 2 auditorium/ community halls, 2 public libraries, 2 reading rooms.

With government encouragement and support, the talented weavers soon revived their ancestral occupation and the art of exquisite weaving once again flourished.

Today, finely woven feather-touch textiles and saris in exotic designs and colours are being produced in the vast weaving belt of Shantipur, Phulia, Samudragarh, Dhatrigram and Ambika Kalna—each centre producing superb fabrics in its own unique weaving style.