About Bakwa Village

Bakwa is one of the larger villages in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,575, made up of 5,007 males and 4,568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1343.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Madhepur
Pincode	847408
Area (hectares)	1343.6 hectares
Population	9,575
Male Population	5,007
Female Population	4,568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
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 Bakwa compares

By the 2011 count Bakwa is the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 1343.6 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bakwa

Bakwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakwa 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 Bakwa from other places

Bakwa lies about 47 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, 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 Bakwa
Tehsil headquarters	Madhepur	14 km
Nearest town	Supaul	19 km
Nearest railway station	Garh Baruari	20 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	47 km

Villages closest to Bakwa

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

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Common questions about Bakwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakwa village had a population of 9,575. That makes it the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Bakwa village has 5,007 males and 4,568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakwa has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Bakwa is 847408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakwa covers 1343.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakwa falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakwa is Garh Baruari, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bakwa.

Bakwa is about 47 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakwa is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 14 km away. Supaul is about 19 km away. Garh Baruari is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.