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About Bakulia Village

Bakulia is a mid sized village in Lalkuan tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 447 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakulia village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Lalkuan
Pincode 262402
Area (hectares) 141.82 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 447
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bakulia compares

By the 2011 count Bakulia is the 15th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 141.82 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bakulia

Bakulia 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 Bakulia as Available within village. 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 Bakulia from other places

Bakulia lies about 30 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Lalkuan Junction, about 7.7 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 railway station Lalkuan Junction 7.7 km
Nearest town Haldwani 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalkuan 30 km
District headquarters Nainital 30 km

Villages closest to Bakulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalkuan 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 855. That makes it the 15th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Bakulia village has 447 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakulia has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bakulia is 262402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakulia covers 141.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakulia falls under Lalkuan tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakulia is Lalkuan Junction, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakulia.

Bakulia is about 30 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakulia is in Lalkuan tehsil of Nainital district. Lalkuan Junction is about 7.7 km away. Haldwani is about 9.1 km away. Lalkuan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishanpur Sarkuliya (under 2 km), Padlipur (under 2 km) and Bhawanipur Kishana (under 2 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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