About Bhaknal Village

Bhaknal is a mid sized village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 271 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaknal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaknal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Basavakalyan
Pincode	585419
Area (hectares)	354.35 hectares
Population	530
Male Population	271
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaknal compares

By the 2011 count Bhaknal is the 102nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 354.35 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bhaknal

Bhaknal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaknal as Available within village. 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 Bhaknal from other places

Bhaknal lies about 82 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalapura, about 27 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 Bhaknal
Nearest town	Umarga	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basavakalyan	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalapura	27 km
District headquarters	Bidar	82 km

Villages closest to Bhaknal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaknal village had a population of 530. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Bhaknal village has 271 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaknal has about 956 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Bhaknal is 585419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaknal covers 354.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaknal falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhaknal is Kamalapura, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhaknal.

Bhaknal is about 82 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaknal is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Umarga is about 20 km away. Basavakalyan is about 25 km away. Kamalapura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.