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About Kulgara Village

Kulgara is a large village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,075, made up of 1,050 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulgara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 528.09 hectares
Population 2,075
Male Population 1,050
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Kulgara compares

By the 2011 count Kulgara is the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 528.09 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kulgara

Kulgara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kulgara 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. The nearest villages by name are Khairipihira, Kharipara Alias Rangadi, Kharpora and Kudlung. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kulgara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulgara village had a population of 2,075. That makes it the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Kulgara village has 1,050 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulgara has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kulgara is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulgara covers 528.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulgara falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kulgara notes the nearest railway station 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 Kulgara.

Kulgara is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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