About Bakal Village

Bakal is a large village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,460, made up of 2,287 males and 2,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 908.22 hectares hectares.

Bakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakal village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Bahoriband
Area (hectares)	908.22 hectares
Population	4,460
Male Population	2,287
Female Population	2,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakal compares

By the 2011 count Bakal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 908.22 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bakal

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

Bakal lies about 44 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 11 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 Bakal
Nearest railway station	Salaia	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bahoriband	13 km
Nearest town	Sihorā	32 km
District headquarters	Katni	44 km

Villages closest to Bakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakal village had a population of 4,460. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Bakal village has 2,287 males and 2,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakal has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Bakal covers 908.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakal falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakal is Salaia, about 11 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 Bakal.

Bakal is about 44 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakal is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Salaia is about 11 km away. Bahoriband is about 13 km away. Sihorā is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.