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About Bakori Village

Bakori is a small village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 197 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 233.2 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 197
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakori compares

By the 2011 count Bakori is the 77th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 233.2 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Bakori

Bakori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakori as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bakori from other places

Bakori lies about 33 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Kurud, about 24 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 Bakori
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Kurud 24 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 30 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 33 km

Villages closest to Bakori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakori village had a population of 395. That makes it the 77th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Bakori village has 197 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakori has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bakori is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakori covers 233.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakori falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bakori is Kurud, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bakori.

Bakori is about 33 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakori is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Magarlod is about 5.4 km away. Kurud is about 24 km away. Nawāpāra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budharao (2.8 km), Baniyatora (3.2 km) and Charbhata (3.2 km).

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

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