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About Tulsi Village

Tulsi is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 714 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares.

Tulsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tulsi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 714
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tulsi compares

By the 2011 count Tulsi is the 77th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Tulsi

Tulsi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tulsi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tulsi from other places

Tulsi lies about 144 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 8.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tulsi
Nearest railway station Rajanagar 8.8 km
Nearest town Madhubani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 21 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 144 km

Villages closest to Tulsi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagdishpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tulsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tulsi village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 77th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Tulsi village has 714 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tulsi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Tulsi covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tulsi falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tulsi is Rajanagar, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tulsi.

Tulsi is about 144 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tulsi is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Rajanagar is about 8.8 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Jagdishpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahurahi (4.1 km), Tadiha (4.4 km) and Hajishahpur (8.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tulsi today is likely to be higher.

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