About Bakela Village

Bakela is a small village in Pandariya tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 117 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Pandariya
Pincode	491559
Area (hectares)	438.55 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	117
Female Population	114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakela compares

By the 2011 count Bakela is the 249th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 438.55 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Bakela

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

Bakela lies about 27 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 70 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 Bakela
Tehsil headquarters	Pandariya	14 km
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	27 km
Nearest town	Kawardha	34 km
Nearest railway station	Bhanwar Tonk	70 km

Villages closest to Bakela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakela village had a population of 231. That makes it the 249th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Bakela village has 117 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakela has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Bakela is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakela covers 438.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakela falls under Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bakela is Bhanwar Tonk, about 70 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 Bakela.

Bakela is about 27 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakela is in Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Pandariya is about 14 km away. Kabeerdham is about 27 km away. Kawardha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.