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About Baki Aker Village

Baki Aker is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 935 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baki Aker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baki Aker village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193221
Area (hectares) 326.6 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 935
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Baki Aker compares

By the 2011 count Baki Aker is the 44th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 326.6 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Baki Aker

Baki Aker is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baki Aker 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. The nearest villages by name are Badar Kol, Bader Heer, Badrah and Bahadar Pora. 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 Baki Aker

As per the Census of India 2011, Baki Aker village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 44th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Baki Aker village has 935 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baki Aker has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Baki Aker is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baki Aker covers 326.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baki Aker falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Baki Aker notes the nearest railway station 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 Baki Aker.

Baki Aker is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara 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 Baki Aker today is likely to be higher.

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