About Bakulia Village

Bakulia is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 540 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakulia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Balagarh
Pincode	712512
Area (hectares)	119.22 hectares
Population	1,068
Male Population	540
Female Population	528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
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 Bakulia compares

By the 2011 count Bakulia is the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 119.22 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 964.

Getting to Bakulia

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

How far is Bakulia from other places

Bakulia lies about 50 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Shahid Khudiram, about under 2 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 Bakulia
Nearest railway station	Shahid Khudiram	under 2 km
Nearest town	Rajpur Sonarpur	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balagarh	30 km
District headquarters	Hugli	50 km

Villages closest to Bakulia

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

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Common questions about Bakulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakulia village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Bakulia village has 540 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakulia has about 978 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Bakulia is 712512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakulia covers 119.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakulia falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bakulia is Shahid Khudiram, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bakulia.

Bakulia is about 50 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakulia is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Shahid Khudiram is about under 2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 4.8 km away. Balagarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.