About Kul Village

Kul is a large village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,224, made up of 1,643 males and 1,581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Silao
Pincode	803111
Area (hectares)	290 hectares
Population	3,224
Male Population	1,643
Female Population	1,581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kul compares

By the 2011 count Kul is the 16th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kul

Kul is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kul from other places

Kul lies about 4.5 km from Silao, and the nearest railway station is Nalanda, about under 2 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 Kul
Nearest railway station	Nalanda	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silao	4.5 km

Villages closest to Kul

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

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Common questions about Kul

As per the Census of India 2011, Kul village had a population of 3,224. That makes it the 16th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Kul village has 1,643 males and 1,581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kul has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kul is 803111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kul covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kul falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kul is Nalanda, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kul is about 4.5 km from Silao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kul is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Nalanda is about under 2 km away. Silao is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.