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About Baksahi Village

Baksahi is a large village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,509, made up of 1,285 males and 1,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baksahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baksahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 495449
Area (hectares) 804.16 hectares
Population 2,509
Male Population 1,285
Female Population 1,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baksahi compares

By the 2011 count Baksahi is the 17th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 804.16 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Baksahi

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

Baksahi lies about 42 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 26 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 Baksahi
Tehsil headquarters Pali 7.4 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 26 km
District headquarters Korba 42 km

Villages closest to Baksahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baksahi village had a population of 2,509. That makes it the 17th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Baksahi village has 1,285 males and 1,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baksahi has about 953 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Baksahi is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baksahi covers 804.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baksahi falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baksahi is Kalmitar, about 26 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 Baksahi.

Baksahi is about 42 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baksahi is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 7.4 km away. Ratanpur is about 13 km away. Kalmitar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chepa (1.6 km), Mungadih (2.4 km) and Semarkachhar (2.5 km).

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

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