About Bahkal Village

Bahkal is a large village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,405, made up of 1,201 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.49 hectares hectares.

Bahkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahkal village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Baihar
Area (hectares)	487.49 hectares
Population	2,405
Male Population	1,201
Female Population	1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahkal compares

By the 2011 count Bahkal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 487.49 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bahkal

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

Bahkal lies about 66 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 64 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 Bahkal
Nearest town	Malajkhand	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baihar	24 km
Nearest railway station	Bamhani Banjar	64 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	66 km

Villages closest to Bahkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahkal village had a population of 2,405. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Bahkal village has 1,201 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahkal has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Bahkal covers 487.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahkal falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahkal is Bamhani Banjar, about 64 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 10+ km distance for Bahkal.

Bahkal is about 66 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahkal is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 6.5 km away. Baihar is about 24 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.