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About Checki Bakshi Village

Checki Bakshi is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 111 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Checki Bakshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Checki Bakshi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193224
Area (hectares) 17.4 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 111
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
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 Checki Bakshi compares

By the 2011 count Checki Bakshi is the 180th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 17.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Checki Bakshi

Checki Bakshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Checki Bakshi 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 Bicherwari, Budha Bug, Bunagam and Chaka Poran. 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 Checki Bakshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Checki Bakshi village had a population of 240. That makes it the 180th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Checki Bakshi village has 111 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Checki Bakshi has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Checki Bakshi is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Checki Bakshi covers 17.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Checki Bakshi falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Checki Bakshi 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 Checki Bakshi.

Checki Bakshi 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 Checki Bakshi today is likely to be higher.

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