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About Baktha Village

Baktha is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 331 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.36 hectares hectares.

Baktha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baktha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 336.36 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 331
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Baktha compares

By the 2011 count Baktha is the 92nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 336.36 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Baktha

Baktha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baktha 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 Baktha from other places

Baktha lies about 21 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 12 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 Baktha
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 12 km
District headquarters Katni 21 km
Nearest town Murwāra 21 km

Villages closest to Baktha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baktha village had a population of 646. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Baktha village has 331 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baktha has about 952 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 955.

Baktha covers 336.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baktha falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baktha is Pakaria Road, about 12 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 Baktha.

Baktha is about 21 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baktha is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 7.0 km away. Pakaria Road is about 12 km away. Katni 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 Deora Kalan (1.9 km), Kundrehi (2.0 km) and Jatwara Khurd (2.2 km).

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

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