About Bakla Village

Bakla is a large village in Tufanganj II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,426, made up of 1,291 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736131, 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	Koch Bihar
Tehsil	Tufanganj II
Pincode	736131
Area (hectares)	262.11 hectares
Population	2,426
Male Population	1,291
Female Population	1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakla compares

By the 2011 count Bakla is the 25th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 262.11 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bakla

Bakla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakla 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 Bakla from other places

Bakla lies about 32 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Jorai, about 8.6 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 Bakla
Nearest railway station	Jorai	8.6 km
Nearest town	Tufānganj	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tufanganj II	32 km
District headquarters	Koch Bihar	32 km

Villages closest to Bakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tufanganj II 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 Bakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakla village had a population of 2,426. That makes it the 25th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Bakla village has 1,291 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakla has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bakla is 736131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakla covers 262.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakla falls under Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bakla is Jorai, about 8.6 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 Bakla.

Bakla is about 32 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakla is in Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Jorai is about 8.6 km away. Tufānganj is about 12 km away. Tufanganj II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.