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About Hulka Village

Hulka is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 713 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723149
Area (hectares) 255.36 hectares
Population 1,447
Male Population 713
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hulka compares

By the 2011 count Hulka is the 33rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 255.36 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Hulka

The census records public bus service for Hulka 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gondhudi, Gopladi, Gosaindi and Gurpa. 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 Hulka

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulka village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Hulka village has 713 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulka has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Hulka is 723149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulka covers 255.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Hulka notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Hulka.

Hulka 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 Hulka today is likely to be higher.

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