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About Bakainia Village

Bakainia is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,884, made up of 1,001 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares.

Bakainia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakainia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,884
Male Population 1,001
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakainia compares

By the 2011 count Bakainia is the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bakainia

Bakainia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bakainia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bakainia from other places

Bakainia lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 20 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 Bakainia
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 4.1 km
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 20 km

Villages closest to Bakainia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakainia village had a population of 1,884. That makes it the 45th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Bakainia village has 1,001 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakainia has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Bakainia covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakainia falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakainia is Araria Court, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Bakainia.

Bakainia is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakainia is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 4.1 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahanpur (under 2 km), Korhaili (under 2 km) and Maldoar (2.1 km).

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

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