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About Bakhul Village

Bakhul is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,341, made up of 684 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.7 hectares hectares.

Bakhul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Area (hectares) 316.7 hectares
Population 1,341
Male Population 684
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakhul compares

By the 2011 count Bakhul is the 41st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 316.7 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bakhul

Bakhul is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bakhul 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Babladanga, Babna, Bagha and Bagsina. 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 Bakhul

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhul village had a population of 1,341. That makes it the 41st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Bakhul village has 684 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhul has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Bakhul covers 316.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhul falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bakhul notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhul.

Bakhul is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum 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 Bakhul today is likely to be higher.

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