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About Baksa Village

Baksa is a large village in Sugauli tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,953, made up of 2,626 males and 2,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baksa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sugauli
Pincode 845431
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 4,953
Male Population 2,626
Female Population 2,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baksa compares

By the 2011 count Baksa is the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Baksa

Baksa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baksa as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baksa from other places

Baksa lies about 17 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Dharminiya, about 6.3 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 Baksa
Nearest railway station Dharminiya 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sugauli 8.8 km
Nearest town Sagauli 8.8 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 17 km

Villages closest to Baksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baksa village had a population of 4,953. That makes it the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents.

Baksa village has 2,626 males and 2,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baksa has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Baksa is 845431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baksa covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baksa falls under Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baksa is Dharminiya, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance for Baksa.

Baksa is about 17 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baksa is in Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Dharminiya is about 6.3 km away. Sugauli is about 8.8 km away. Sagauli is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ledihar (under 2 km), Pachbhirwa (under 2 km) and Unwa Birit (under 2 km).

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

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