Barangay Bulod

Situated in Pikit, Cotabato, Barangay Bulod is one of 42 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bulod had a population of 2,108. This made it the 16th largest of 42 barangays in Pikit by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bulod accounted for approximately 1.28% of the total population of Pikit, which stood at 164,646 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bulod changed from 2,301 to 2,108, a shift of -8.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Pikit. Barangay Bulod is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pikit is a municipality comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bulod, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cotabato, which contains 543 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bulod ranks 220th by 2020 population. Cotabato is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.