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About Bakswaha Village

Bakswaha is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 321 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.86 hectares hectares.

Bakswaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakswaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 462.86 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 321
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakswaha compares

By the 2011 count Bakswaha is the 78th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 462.86 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Bakswaha

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

Bakswaha lies about 34 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 21 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 Bakswaha
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 10 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 10 km
Nearest railway station Rampura 21 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 34 km

Villages closest to Bakswaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakswaha village had a population of 583. That makes it the 78th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Bakswaha village has 321 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakswaha has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Bakswaha covers 462.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakswaha falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakswaha is Rampura, about 21 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 village for Bakswaha.

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

Bakswaha is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 10 km away. Bijāwar is about 10 km away. Rampura is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deopur (under 2 km), Gopalpura (1.7 km) and Rajpura (2.9 km).

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

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