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About Bakla Village

Bakla is a large village in Alipurduar II tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,004, made up of 1,059 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar II
Pincode 736206
Area (hectares) 349.7 hectares
Population 2,004
Male Population 1,059
Female Population 945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakla compares

By the 2011 count Bakla is the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 349.7 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bakla

Bakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baniadabri, Baniagaon, Bara Chakibas and Bhasadabri. 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 Bakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakla village had a population of 2,004. That makes it the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Bakla village has 1,059 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakla has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bakla is 736206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakla covers 349.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakla falls under Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

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

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

Bakla is in Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Bakla today is likely to be higher.

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