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About Bakhatala Village

Bakhatala is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,970, made up of 981 males and 989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 837.72 hectares hectares.

Bakhatala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhatala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 837.72 hectares
Population 1,970
Male Population 981
Female Population 989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhatala compares

By the 2011 count Bakhatala is the 17th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 837.72 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1013.

Getting to Bakhatala

Bakhatala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakhatala as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bakhatala from other places

Bakhatala lies about 41 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 20 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 Bakhatala
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 20 km
Nearest town Manāwar 21 km
District headquarters Dhar 41 km

Villages closest to Bakhatala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhatala village had a population of 1,970. That makes it the 17th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Bakhatala village has 981 males and 989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhatala has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Bakhatala covers 837.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhatala falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakhatala is Tanda Road, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhatala.

Bakhatala is about 41 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhatala is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Gandhwani is about 6.5 km away. Tanda Road is about 20 km away. Manāwar 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 Balwari (2.2 km), Balwari Kalan (2.2 km) and Balwari Khurd (2.2 km).

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

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