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About Bakki Village

Bakki is a small village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 241 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577113
Area (hectares) 286.2 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 241
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakki compares

By the 2011 count Bakki is the 73rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 286.2 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Bakki

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

Bakki lies about 31 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, 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 Bakki
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 27 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 31 km

Villages closest to Bakki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakki village had a population of 466. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Bakki village has 241 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakki has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Bakki is 577113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakki covers 286.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakki falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bakki is Sakleshpur, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bakki.

Bakki is about 31 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakki is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 6.2 km away. Sakleshpur is about 27 km away. Chikmagalur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hyragudde (under 2 km), Kolur (1.9 km) and Halike (2.4 km).

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

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