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About Bakronda Village

Bakronda is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,891, made up of 952 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakronda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakronda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 587.75 hectares
Population 1,891
Male Population 952
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Bakronda compares

By the 2011 count Bakronda is the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 587.75 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Bakronda

Bakronda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakronda 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 Bakronda from other places

Bakronda lies about 50 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 11 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 Bakronda
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 11 km
Nearest town Khunti 37 km
District headquarters Ranchi 50 km

Villages closest to Bakronda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakronda village had a population of 1,891. That makes it the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Bakronda village has 952 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakronda has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Bakronda is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakronda covers 587.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakronda falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakronda is Bakaspur, about 11 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 Bakronda.

Bakronda is about 50 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakronda is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 4.2 km away. Bakaspur is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudgud (under 2 km), Barkakura (under 2 km) and Lohagara (1.6 km).

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

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