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About Bakar Village

Bakar is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 180 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 25.29 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 180
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakar compares

By the 2011 count Bakar is the 83rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 25.29 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Bakar

Bakar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagri, Bahal, Bahi Khas and Bahl. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakar village had a population of 382. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bakar village has 180 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakar has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Bakar is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakar covers 25.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakar falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bakar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakar.

Bakar is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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