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About Bakultala Village

Bakultala is a mid sized village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 834 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakultala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakultala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 91.3 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 834
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Bakultala compares

By the 2011 count Bakultala is the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 91.3 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bakultala

Bakultala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakultala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakultala from other places

Bakultala lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uluberia, about 14 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 Bakultala
Nearest town Pujali 13 km
Nearest railway station Uluberia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning II 34 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Bakultala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakultala village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Bakultala village has 834 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakultala has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Bakultala is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakultala covers 91.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakultala falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bakultala is Uluberia, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bakultala.

Bakultala is about 34 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.

Bakultala is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 13 km away. Uluberia is about 14 km away. Canning II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gutri (under 2 km), Sastakhali (1.9 km) and Sabek Mahisahara (6.7 km).

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

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