About Bahakal Village

Bahakal is a mid sized village in Katangi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 692 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.11 hectares hectares.

Bahakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahakal village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Katangi
Area (hectares)	337.11 hectares
Population	1,406
Male Population	692
Female Population	714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahakal compares

By the 2011 count Bahakal is the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 337.11 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Bahakal

Bahakal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahakal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahakal from other places

Bahakal lies about 34 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Lakhanwara, about 5.3 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 Bahakal
Nearest railway station	Lakhanwara	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katangi	7.8 km
Nearest town	Wārāseonī	18 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	34 km

Villages closest to Bahakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahakal village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Bahakal village has 692 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahakal has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

Bahakal covers 337.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahakal falls under Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahakal is Lakhanwara, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bahakal.

Bahakal is about 34 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahakal is in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. Lakhanwara is about 5.3 km away. Katangi is about 7.8 km away. Wārāseonī is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.