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About Bakula Village

Bakula is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 566 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712223
Area (hectares) 62.19 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 566
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakula compares

By the 2011 count Bakula is the 97th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 62.19 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Bakula

Bakula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakula as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakula from other places

Bakula lies about 40 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Pantihal, about 1.5 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 Bakula
Nearest railway station Pantihal 1.5 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 18 km
District headquarters Hugli 40 km

Villages closest to Bakula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakula village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 97th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Bakula village has 566 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakula has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Bakula is 712223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakula covers 62.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakula falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bakula is Pantihal, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakula.

Bakula is about 40 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakula is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Pantihal is about 1.5 km away. Dhulagari is about 9.1 km away. Haripal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhinka (5.4 km), Bhagabatipur (7.6 km) and Gabati (7.6 km).

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

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