About Bakkal Village

Bakkal is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 278 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1124.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakkal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Sirsi
Pincode	581336
Area (hectares)	1124.8 hectares
Population	555
Male Population	278
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakkal compares

By the 2011 count Bakkal is the 76th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 1124.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 988.

Getting to Bakkal

Bakkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakkal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakkal from other places

Bakkal lies about 21 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 42 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 Bakkal
Tehsil headquarters	Sirsi	14 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	21 km
Nearest railway station	Mirjan	42 km

Villages closest to Bakkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakkal village had a population of 555. That makes it the 76th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Bakkal village has 278 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakkal has about 996 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Bakkal is 581336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakkal covers 1124.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakkal falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bakkal is Mirjan, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakkal.

Bakkal is about 21 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakkal is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 14 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 21 km away. Mirjan is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.