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About Bhul Village

Bhul is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,147, made up of 2,152 males and 1,995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723103
Area (hectares) 704.56 hectares
Population 4,147
Male Population 2,152
Female Population 1,995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhul compares

By the 2011 count Bhul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 704.56 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bhul

Bhul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhul as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Belkundi, Bhadsa, Bhalumara and Bhandar Puara. 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 Bhul

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhul village had a population of 4,147. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Bhul village has 2,152 males and 1,995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhul has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bhul is 723103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhul covers 704.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhul falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhul.

Bhul is in Purulia I 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 Bhul today is likely to be higher.

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