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About Kulkuri Village

Kulkuri is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 628 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulkuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 171.28 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 628
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulkuri compares

By the 2011 count Kulkuri is the 51st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 171.28 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kulkuri

Kulkuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulkuri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kulkuri from other places

Kulkuri lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kulkuri
Nearest town Siuri 12 km
Nearest railway station Kunuri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 34 km
District headquarters Birbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Kulkuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar tehsil.

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 Kulkuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulkuri village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 51st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Kulkuri village has 628 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulkuri has about 960 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Kulkuri is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulkuri covers 171.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kulkuri falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kulkuri is Kunuri, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kulkuri.

Kulkuri is about 34 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulkuri is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Siuri is about 12 km away. Kunuri is about 14 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srikantapur (under 2 km), Bagalpur (1.7 km) and Abdarpur (1.8 km).

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

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