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About Bul Village

Bul is a small village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 134 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bul village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 133.37 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 134
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bul compares

By the 2011 count Bul is the 83rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 133.37 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bul

Bul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bul from other places

Bul lies about 3.2 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 18 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 Bul
Tehsil headquarters Namchi 3.2 km
District headquarters South District 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 18 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 18 km

Villages closest to Bul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bul village had a population of 265. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Bul village has 134 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bul has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bul is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bul covers 133.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bul falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Bul is Darjeeling, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bul.

Bul is about 3.2 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bul is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 3.2 km away. South District is about 3.2 km away. Darjeeling is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saleumbong (under 2 km), Singtam (1.7 km) and Bomtar (2.1 km).

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

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