About Bakaur Village

Bakaur is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,602, made up of 1,365 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	801303
Area (hectares)	216 hectares
Population	2,602
Male Population	1,365
Female Population	1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakaur compares

By the 2011 count Bakaur is the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bakaur

Bakaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakaur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakaur from other places

Bakaur lies about 14 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 7.3 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 Bakaur
Nearest railway station	Aungari Dham	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	9.6 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	9.6 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	14 km

Villages closest to Bakaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakaur village had a population of 2,602. That makes it the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Bakaur village has 1,365 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakaur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Bakaur is 801303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakaur covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakaur falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakaur is Aungari Dham, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bakaur.

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

Bakaur is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Aungari Dham is about 7.3 km away. Islampur is about 9.6 km away. Islāmpur is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.