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About Kulai Village

Kulai is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 616 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 314.47 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 616
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kulai compares

By the 2011 count Kulai is the 16th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 314.47 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 975.

Getting to Kulai

Kulai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kulai as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khayerbasia Chak, Kherad, Kinaidih and Kotaldih. 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 Kulai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulai village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 16th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Kulai village has 616 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulai 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Kulai is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulai covers 314.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulai falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kulai 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 km distance for Kulai.

Kulai is in Santuri 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 Kulai today is likely to be higher.

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