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About Bakulia Village

Bakulia is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 352 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722143
Area (hectares) 213.44 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 352
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakulia compares

By the 2011 count Bakulia is the 71st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 213.44 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bakulia

Bakulia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakulia as Available within 5 - 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 Amjhor, Anandapur, Baghadabar and Bagjata. 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 Bakulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakulia village had a population of 671. That makes it the 71st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Bakulia village has 352 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakulia has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bakulia is 722143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakulia covers 213.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakulia falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bakulia notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bakulia.

Bakulia is in Saltora 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 Bakulia today is likely to be higher.

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