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About Ulda Village

Ulda is a large village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,029, made up of 997 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 559.75 hectares
Population 2,029
Male Population 997
Female Population 1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ulda compares

By the 2011 count Ulda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 559.75 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ulda

Ulda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ulda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ulda from other places

Ulda lies about 59 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 6.8 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 Ulda
Nearest town Ghorabandha 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 26 km
District headquarters Puruliya 59 km

Villages closest to Ulda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulda village had a population of 2,029. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Ulda village has 997 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulda has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ulda is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulda covers 559.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ulda falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ulda is Salgajhari, about 6.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ulda.

Ulda is about 59 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulda is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Ghorabandha is about 4.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 6.8 km away. Barabazar 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 Simuldanga (under 2 km), Bajra (3.1 km) and Barra (3.1 km).

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

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