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About Bakulahi Village

Bakulahi is a small village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 219 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakulahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakulahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 160.95 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 219
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakulahi compares

By the 2011 count Bakulahi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 160.95 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bakulahi

Bakulahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bakulahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakulahi from other places

Bakulahi lies about 76 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 3.5 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 Bakulahi
Nearest railway station Nipania 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 12 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 76 km

Villages closest to Bakulahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakulahi village had a population of 443. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Bakulahi village has 219 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakulahi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bakulahi is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakulahi covers 160.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakulahi falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bakulahi is Nipania, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakulahi.

Bakulahi is about 76 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakulahi is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 3.5 km away. Bhatapara is about 12 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaurabhata (1.6 km), Dhourabhatha (1.6 km) and Mopka (2.1 km).

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

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