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About Bakain Village

Bakain is a mid sized village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 267 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakain village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174035
Area (hectares) 153.53 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 267
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakain compares

By the 2011 count Bakain is the 52nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 153.53 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bakain

Bakain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakain as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bahl, Bahnan Brahmana, Baihna Jatan and Bairimiyan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakain

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakain village had a population of 532. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Bakain village has 267 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakain has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bakain is 174035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakain covers 153.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakain falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bakain notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakain.

Bakain is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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