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About Baksi Village

Baksi is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 12 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baksi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baksi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 202.86 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 12
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baksi compares

By the 2011 count Baksi is the 88th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 202.86 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 970.

Getting to Baksi

Baksi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baksi as Available within 10+ 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 Baksi from other places

Baksi lies about 15 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 21 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 Baksi
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 15 km
District headquarters Chatra 15 km
Nearest town Chatrā 15 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 21 km

Villages closest to Baksi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baksi village had a population of 26. That makes it the 88th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Baksi village has 12 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baksi has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Baksi is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baksi covers 202.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baksi falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baksi is Shivpur, about 21 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 km distance for Baksi.

Baksi is about 15 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baksi is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 15 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamta (under 2 km), Jiraun (under 2 km) and Aminia (2.1 km).

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

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