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About Bakla Village

Bakla is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 61 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,361 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493335
Area (hectares) 244.96 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 61
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,361
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakla compares

By the 2011 count Bakla is the 186th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 244.96 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Bakla

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

How far is Bakla from other places

Bakla lies about 85 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 46 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 Bakla
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 9.4 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 26 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 85 km

Villages closest to Bakla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakla village had a population of 144. That makes it the 186th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Bakla village has 61 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakla has about 1361 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Bakla is 493335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakla covers 244.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakla falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bakla is Nipania, about 46 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 km distance for Bakla.

Bakla is about 85 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakla is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 9.4 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 26 km away. Nipania is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borsi (under 2 km), Bagar (2.2 km) and Bharka (2.8 km).

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

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