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About Bakanj Village

Bakanj is a small village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 190 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.73 hectares hectares.

Bakanj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakanj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 405.73 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 190
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakanj compares

By the 2011 count Bakanj is the 89th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 405.73 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bakanj

Bakanj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakanj 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amadeh Mal, Amadeh Ryt, Anhoni and Anjandana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakanj

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakanj village had a population of 372. That makes it the 89th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Bakanj village has 190 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakanj has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Bakanj covers 405.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakanj falls under Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Bakanj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Bakanj.

Bakanj is in Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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