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About Bugulakhali Village

Bugulakhali is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,251, made up of 1,676 males and 1,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bugulakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bugulakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743611
Area (hectares) 430.47 hectares
Population 3,251
Male Population 1,676
Female Population 1,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bugulakhali compares

By the 2011 count Bugulakhali is the 40th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 430.47 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bugulakhali

Bugulakhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bugulakhali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bugulakhali from other places

Bugulakhali lies about 41 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 13 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 Bugulakhali
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 11 km
Nearest railway station Canning 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 41 km

Villages closest to Bugulakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bugulakhali village had a population of 3,251. That makes it the 40th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Bugulakhali village has 1,676 males and 1,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bugulakhali has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bugulakhali is 743611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bugulakhali covers 430.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bugulakhali falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bugulakhali is Canning, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bugulakhali.

Bugulakhali is about 41 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bugulakhali is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 11 km away. Canning is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Bayar Siong (2.2 km), Chunakhali (2.5 km) and Baria (2.8 km).

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

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