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About Badukalu Village

Badukalu is a large village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,542, made up of 1,841 males and 1,701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badukalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badukalu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 313.78 hectares
Population 3,542
Male Population 1,841
Female Population 1,701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badukalu compares

By the 2011 count Badukalu is the 19th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 313.78 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Badukalu

Badukalu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badukalu as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badukalu from other places

Badukalu lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, 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 Badukalu
Nearest town Canning 13 km
Nearest railway station Matla Halt 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Badukalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning I 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 Badukalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Badukalu village had a population of 3,542. That makes it the 19th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Badukalu village has 1,841 males and 1,701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badukalu has about 924 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 Badukalu is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badukalu covers 313.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badukalu falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Badukalu is Matla Halt, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Badukalu.

Badukalu is about 20 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.

Badukalu is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 13 km away. Matla Halt is about 13 km away. Canning I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Kalikatala (under 2 km), Basur Chak (under 2 km) and Amtala Bhadri (2.2 km).

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

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