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About Bakua Village

Bakua is a mid sized village in Jalah tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,746, made up of 858 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakua village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Jalah
Pincode 781327
Area (hectares) 559 hectares
Population 1,746
Male Population 858
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakua compares

By the 2011 count Bakua is the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 559 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Bakua

Bakua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakua as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Anchali, Angulia, Arkara and Baghajan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakua

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakua village had a population of 1,746. That makes it the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Bakua village has 858 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakua has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Bakua is 781327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakua covers 559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakua falls under Jalah tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Bakua notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Bakua.

Bakua is in Jalah tehsil of Baksa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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