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About Bakarkuda Village

Bakarkuda is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 737 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491988, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakarkuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakarkuda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 491988
Area (hectares) 355.55 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 737
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakarkuda compares

By the 2011 count Bakarkuda is the 74th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 355.55 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bakarkuda

Bakarkuda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakarkuda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bakarkuda from other places

Bakarkuda lies about 21 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 14 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 Bakarkuda
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Jairamnagar 14 km
Nearest town Akaltara 21 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 21 km

Villages closest to Bakarkuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakarkuda village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 74th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Bakarkuda village has 737 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakarkuda has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bakarkuda is 491988. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakarkuda covers 355.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakarkuda falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bakarkuda is Jairamnagar, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Bakarkuda.

Bakarkuda is about 21 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakarkuda is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 8.5 km away. Jairamnagar is about 14 km away. Akaltara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathartal (1.6 km), Themhapar (1.7 km) and Budhikhar (2.2 km).

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

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