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About Bakoda Village

Bakoda is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,908, made up of 946 males and 962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.56 hectares hectares.

Bakoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakoda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 261.56 hectares
Population 1,908
Male Population 946
Female Population 962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakoda compares

By the 2011 count Bakoda is the 26th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 261.56 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bakoda

Bakoda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakoda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bakoda from other places

Bakoda lies about 18 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Magardharra Ph, about 8.4 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 Bakoda
Nearest railway station Magardharra Ph 8.4 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 18 km
District headquarters Balaghat 18 km

Villages closest to Bakoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakoda village had a population of 1,908. That makes it the 26th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Bakoda village has 946 males and 962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakoda has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Bakoda covers 261.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakoda falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakoda is Magardharra Ph, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakoda.

Bakoda is about 18 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakoda is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Magardharra Ph is about 8.4 km away. Wārāseonī is about 18 km away. Lalbarra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belgaon (under 2 km), Manpur (1.5 km) and Miregaon (2.5 km).

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

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