About Bulakipur Village

Bulakipur is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 277 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bulakipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bulakipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur I
Pincode	721439
Area (hectares)	54.65 hectares
Population	533
Male Population	277
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bulakipur compares

By the 2011 count Bulakipur is the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 54.65 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bulakipur

Bulakipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bulakipur as Available within 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 Bulakipur from other places

Bulakipur lies about 30 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 14 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 Bulakipur
Nearest town	Contai	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kanthi	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potashpur I	30 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	30 km

Villages closest to Bulakipur

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

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Common questions about Bulakipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bulakipur village had a population of 533. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Bulakipur village has 277 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bulakipur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bulakipur is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bulakipur covers 54.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bulakipur falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bulakipur is Kanthi, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bulakipur.

Bulakipur is about 30 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bulakipur is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 12 km away. Kanthi is about 14 km away. Potashpur I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.