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About Kulam Village

Kulam is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 601 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 611.89 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 601
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulam compares

By the 2011 count Kulam is the 21st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 611.89 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kulam

Kulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khejur Khanma, Khejura, Kheria Kocha and Khunta Banda. 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 Kulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulam village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 21st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Kulam village has 601 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulam has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kulam is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulam covers 611.89 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.

Kulam falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kulam notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kulam.

Kulam is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura 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 Kulam today is likely to be higher.

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