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About Ula Village

Ula is a large village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,058, made up of 2,039 males and 2,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743294, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743294
Area (hectares) 153.71 hectares
Population 4,058
Male Population 2,039
Female Population 2,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ula compares

By the 2011 count Ula is the 13th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 153.71 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ula

The census records public bus service for Ula 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ula from other places

Ula lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 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 Ula
Nearest railway station Karea Kadambagachhi 2.9 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Ula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Ula

As per the Census of India 2011, Ula village had a population of 4,058. That makes it the 13th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Ula village has 2,039 males and 2,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ula has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Ula is 743294. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ula covers 153.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ula falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ula is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ula.

Ula is about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ula is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Karea Kadambagachhi is about 2.9 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.5 km away. Barasat I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghubirpur (1.6 km), Kotra (2.5 km) and Chhota Jagulia (2.6 km).

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

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