About Bakaunia Village

Bakaunia is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,168, made up of 1,621 males and 1,547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares.

Bakaunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakaunia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	202 hectares
Population	3,168
Male Population	1,621
Female Population	1,547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Bakaunia compares

By the 2011 count Bakaunia is the 27th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bakaunia

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

Bakaunia lies about 22 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 11 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 Bakaunia
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	10 km
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	11 km
Nearest town	Kasba	12 km
District headquarters	Purnia	22 km

Villages closest to Bakaunia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakaunia village had a population of 3,168. That makes it the 27th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Bakaunia village has 1,621 males and 1,547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakaunia has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Bakaunia covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakaunia falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakaunia is Garh Banaili, about 11 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 Bakaunia.

Bakaunia is about 22 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakaunia is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 10 km away. Garh Banaili is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.