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About Baktarpur Village

Baktarpur is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 140 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baktarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baktarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 140
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baktarpur compares

By the 2011 count Baktarpur is the 120th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Baktarpur

Baktarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baktarpur as Available within 5 - 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 Baktarpur from other places

Baktarpur lies about 36 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 13 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 Baktarpur
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 6.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 13 km
District headquarters Pakur 36 km

Villages closest to Baktarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baktarpur village had a population of 281. That makes it the 120th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Baktarpur village has 140 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baktarpur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Baktarpur is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baktarpur covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baktarpur falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baktarpur is Nalhati Junction, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baktarpur.

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

Baktarpur is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 6.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramghati (under 2 km), Bagrapara (under 2 km) and Chakladanga (under 2 km).

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

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