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About Bolkunda Village

Bolkunda is a mid sized village in Salanpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 722 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolkunda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Salanpur
Pincode 713359
Area (hectares) 320.33 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 722
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bolkunda compares

By the 2011 count Bolkunda is the 26th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents. Its 320.33 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bolkunda

Bolkunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bolkunda 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barabai, Barbakpur, Basudebpur and Bathanbari. 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 Bolkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolkunda village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 26th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents.

Bolkunda village has 722 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolkunda has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bolkunda is 713359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolkunda covers 320.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bolkunda falls under Salanpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bolkunda 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 village for Bolkunda.

Bolkunda is in Salanpur 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bolkunda today is likely to be higher.

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