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About Bakor Village

Bakor is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 336 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakor village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 96.7 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 336
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Bakor compares

By the 2011 count Bakor is the 119th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 96.7 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bakor

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

Bakor lies about 29 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 32 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 Bakor
Nearest town Akhnūr 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 29 km
District headquarters Jammu 29 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 32 km

Villages closest to Bakor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakor village had a population of 662. That makes it the 119th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bakor village has 336 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakor has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bakor is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakor covers 96.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakor falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bakor is Jammu Tawi, about 32 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 Bakor.

Bakor is about 29 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakor is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 19 km away. Akhnoor is about 29 km away. Jammu is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Man Chak (under 2 km), Dadora (under 2 km) and Indri (1.6 km).

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

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