About Bakalsa Village

Bakalsa is a mid sized village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 679 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakalsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakalsa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan I
Pincode	713426
Area (hectares)	238.77 hectares
Population	1,337
Male Population	679
Female Population	658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakalsa compares

By the 2011 count Bakalsa is the 47th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 238.77 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bakalsa

Bakalsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakalsa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Alampur, Amar, Baghar and Baharpur. 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.

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Common questions about Bakalsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakalsa village had a population of 1,337. That makes it the 47th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Bakalsa village has 679 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakalsa has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bakalsa is 713426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakalsa covers 238.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakalsa falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bakalsa 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 village for Bakalsa.

Bakalsa is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman 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.