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About Bakesu Village

Bakesu is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 66 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakesu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakesu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 146.22 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 66
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Bakesu compares

By the 2011 count Bakesu is the 94th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 146.22 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 967.

Getting to Bakesu

Bakesu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakesu 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 Bakesu from other places

Bakesu lies about 16 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 5.5 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 Bakesu
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 9.9 km
Nearest town Shimla 13 km
District headquarters Solan 16 km

Villages closest to Bakesu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakesu village had a population of 134. That makes it the 94th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Bakesu village has 66 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakesu has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bakesu is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakesu covers 146.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakesu falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakesu is Kathleeghat, about 5.5 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 Bakesu.

Bakesu is about 16 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakesu is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 5.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 9.9 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basheel (under 2 km), Than (under 2 km) and Dharin (1.5 km).

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

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