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About Bakcho Village

Bakcho is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 98 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakcho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakcho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 98
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakcho compares

By the 2011 count Bakcho is the 86th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Bakcho

Bakcho is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakcho as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bakcho from other places

Bakcho lies about 36 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 14 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 Bakcho
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 14 km
Nearest town Bagaha 30 km
District headquarters Chatra 36 km

Villages closest to Bakcho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakcho village had a population of 199. That makes it the 86th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Bakcho village has 98 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakcho has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Bakcho is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakcho covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakcho falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakcho is Kathautia, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bakcho.

Bakcho is about 36 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakcho is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 5.0 km away. Kathautia is about 14 km away. Bagaha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanrha (under 2 km), Singhnauli (under 2 km) and Khaura Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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