About Baul Village

Baul is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,786, made up of 914 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baul village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Balurghat
Pincode	733158
Area (hectares)	240.3 hectares
Population	1,786
Male Population	914
Female Population	872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baul compares

By the 2011 count Baul is the 24th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 240.3 hectares work out to about 7.4 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 959.

Getting to Baul

Baul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baul as Available within village. 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 Bara Kashipur, Bara Raghunathpur, Barakali and Barakhail. 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 Baul

As per the Census of India 2011, Baul village had a population of 1,786. That makes it the 24th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Baul village has 914 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baul has about 954 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Baul is 733158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baul covers 240.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baul falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baul.

Baul is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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.