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About Baktua Village

Baktua is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 264 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares.

Baktua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baktua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 264
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baktua compares

By the 2011 count Baktua is the 167th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Baktua

Baktua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baktua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baktua from other places

Baktua lies about 27 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 3.4 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 Baktua
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 7.7 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 7.7 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 27 km

Villages closest to Baktua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baktua village had a population of 523. That makes it the 167th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Baktua village has 264 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baktua has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Baktua covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baktua falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baktua is Nabinagar Road, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baktua.

Baktua is about 27 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baktua is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabinagar Road is about 3.4 km away. Nabinagar is about 7.7 km away. Nabīnagar is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosaindih (under 2 km), Suhai (under 2 km) and Simribhed (under 2 km).

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

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