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About Bakula Village

Bakula is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 114 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakula village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 114
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakula compares

By the 2011 count Bakula is the 196th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bakula

Bakula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakula as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baheradih, Baheradih Chhit, Baigni and Baija. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakula

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakula village had a population of 224. That makes it the 196th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Bakula village has 114 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakula has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bakula is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakula covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakula falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bakula notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bakula is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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