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About Bakia Village

Bakia is a large village in Sameli tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,697, made up of 1,903 males and 1,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Sameli
Pincode 854101
Area (hectares) 357 hectares
Population 3,697
Male Population 1,903
Female Population 1,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakia compares

By the 2011 count Bakia is the 7th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Bakia

The census records public bus service for Bakia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakia from other places

Bakia lies about 25 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, 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 Bakia
Nearest railway station Bakhri 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sameli 25 km
District headquarters Katihar 25 km

Villages closest to Bakia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakia village had a population of 3,697. That makes it the 7th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Bakia village has 1,903 males and 1,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakia has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Bakia is 854101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakia covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakia falls under Sameli tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakia is Bakhri, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bakia.

Bakia is about 25 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakia is in Sameli tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 2.4 km away. Sameli is about 25 km away. Katihar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khonta (2.3 km), Khonta Milik (2.3 km) and Bakhri (2.5 km).

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

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