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About Bhula Village

Bhula is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 334 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 856.87 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 334
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhula compares

By the 2011 count Bhula is the 93rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 856.87 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bhula

Bhula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhula 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhabanipur, Bhaluk Khan, Bhat Pushkarini and Bhatpara. 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 Bhula

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhula village had a population of 650. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bhula village has 334 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhula has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bhula is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhula covers 856.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhula falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhula notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Bhula.

Bhula is in Sonamukhi 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 Bhula today is likely to be higher.

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