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About Bakaran Village

Bakaran is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 40 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakaran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 33.56 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 40
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakaran compares

By the 2011 count Bakaran is the 122nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 33.56 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bakaran

Bakaran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakaran as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bakaran from other places

Bakaran lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Bakaran
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 16 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to Bakaran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakaran village had a population of 83. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Bakaran village has 40 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakaran has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bakaran is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakaran covers 33.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakaran falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakaran is Summer Hill, about 34 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakaran.

Bakaran is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakaran is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 16 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Thanar (1.8 km), Thana (1.8 km) and D P F Deoprala (3.4 km).

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

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