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About Baktara 2 Village

Baktara 2 is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,973, made up of 1,009 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baktara 2 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baktara 2 village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 562.45 hectares
Population 1,973
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baktara 2 compares

By the 2011 count Baktara 2 is the 44th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 562.45 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Baktara 2

Baktara 2 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baktara 2 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baktara 2 from other places

Baktara 2 lies about 20 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kendri, about 2.2 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 Baktara 2
Nearest railway station Kendri 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 3.4 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 20 km

Villages closest to Baktara 2

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abhanpur 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 Baktara 2

As per the Census of India 2011, Baktara 2 village had a population of 1,973. That makes it the 44th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Baktara 2 village has 1,009 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baktara 2 has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Baktara 2 is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baktara 2 covers 562.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baktara 2 falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baktara 2 is Kendri, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baktara 2.

Baktara 2 is about 20 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baktara 2 is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Kendri is about 2.2 km away. Abhanpur is about 3.4 km away. Nawāpāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhanki (under 2 km), Kendri (2.0 km) and Biroda (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baktara 2 today is likely to be higher.

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