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About Bakulia Village

Bakulia is a mid sized village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 691 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.4 hectares hectares.

Bakulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakulia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Area (hectares) 204.4 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 691
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakulia compares

By the 2011 count Bakulia is the 97th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 204.4 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bakulia

Bakulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakulia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakulia from other places

Bakulia lies about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 4.9 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 Bakulia
Nearest town Rāmnagar 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Harinagar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhaw 26 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Bakulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakulia village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 97th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Bakulia village has 691 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakulia has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Bakulia covers 204.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakulia falls under Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakulia is Harinagar, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakulia.

Bakulia is about 28 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakulia is in Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Rāmnagar is about 4.5 km away. Harinagar is about 4.9 km away. Sidhaw is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansganw (3.9 km), Belahwa (4.0 km) and Khamaura (4.5 km).

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

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