About Bakanpur Village

Bakanpur is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,079, made up of 553 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakanpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Pincode	814154
Area (hectares)	21 hectares
Population	1,079
Male Population	553
Female Population	526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakanpur is the 56th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bakanpur

Bakanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bakanpur from other places

Bakanpur lies about 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 17 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 Bakanpur
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	17 km
Nearest town	Colgong	20 km
District headquarters	Godda	30 km

Villages closest to Bakanpur

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

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Common questions about Bakanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakanpur village had a population of 1,079. That makes it the 56th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Bakanpur village has 553 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakanpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bakanpur is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakanpur covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakanpur falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakanpur is Ekchari, about 17 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 village for Bakanpur.

Bakanpur is about 30 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakanpur is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 7.7 km away. Ekchari is about 17 km away. Colgong is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.