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About Bakalsarra Village

Bakalsarra is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 206 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakalsarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakalsarra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 497331
Area (hectares) 190.85 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 206
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakalsarra compares

By the 2011 count Bakalsarra is the 160th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 190.85 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bakalsarra

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

Bakalsarra lies about 36 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 24 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 Bakalsarra
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 11 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 24 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 36 km

Villages closest to Bakalsarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakalsarra village had a population of 425. That makes it the 160th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Bakalsarra village has 206 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakalsarra has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bakalsarra is 497331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakalsarra covers 190.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakalsarra falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bakalsarra is Jatkanhar, about 24 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 Bakalsarra.

Bakalsarra is about 36 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakalsarra is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 11 km away. Khairāgarh is about 11 km away. Jatkanhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandgadhi (under 2 km), Salhewara (under 2 km) and Renga Kathera (under 2 km).

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

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