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About Baul Village

Baul is a small village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 59 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 99.37 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 59
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baul compares

By the 2011 count Baul is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 99.37 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Baul

Baul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baul as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baul from other places

Baul lies about 47 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 2.4 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 Baul
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 2.4 km
Nearest town Katihar 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 33 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 47 km

Villages closest to Baul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baul village had a population of 122. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Baul village has 59 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baul has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Baul is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baul covers 99.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baul falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baul is Kamalpur Halt, about 2.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baul.

Baul is about 47 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baul is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kamalpur Halt is about 2.4 km away. Katihar is about 28 km away. Itahar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharsata (4.2 km), Bairgachhi (4.9 km) and Bhusan Gachhi (4.9 km).

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

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