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About Kuli Village

Kuli is one of the larger villages in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28,092, made up of 14,179 males and 13,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1435.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742184, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742184
Area (hectares) 1435.42 hectares
Population 28,092
Male Population 14,179
Female Population 13,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuli compares

By the 2011 count Kuli is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 1435.42 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kuli

Kuli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kuli from other places

Kuli lies about 69 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Sanko Para Halt, 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 Kuli
Nearest railway station Sanko Para Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Dhuliān 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 11 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 69 km

Villages closest to Kuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuli village had a population of 28,092. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Kuli village has 14,179 males and 13,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuli has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kuli is 742184. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuli covers 1435.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kuli falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kuli is Sanko Para Halt, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kuli.

Kuli is about 69 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuli is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Sanko Para Halt is about under 2 km away. Dhuliān is about 5.4 km away. Farakka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjunpur (under 2 km), Bhabanipur (under 2 km) and Uttar Bhabanipur (under 2 km).

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

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