About Bajkul Village

Bajkul is a large village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,548, made up of 1,878 males and 1,670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721655, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajkul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajkul village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Bhagawanpur II
Pincode	721655
Area (hectares)	261.97 hectares
Population	3,548
Male Population	1,878
Female Population	1,670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajkul compares

By the 2011 count Bajkul is the 9th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 261.97 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bajkul

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

Bajkul lies about 6.1 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Deshapran, 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 Bajkul
Nearest railway station	Deshapran	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagawanpur II	6.1 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	6.1 km
Nearest town	Monoharpur	28 km

Villages closest to Bajkul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajkul village had a population of 3,548. That makes it the 9th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Bajkul village has 1,878 males and 1,670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajkul has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bajkul is 721655. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajkul covers 261.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bajkul falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bajkul is Deshapran, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bajkul.

Bajkul is about 6.1 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajkul is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Deshapran is about under 2 km away. Bhagawanpur II is about 6.1 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.