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About Bakeli Village

Bakeli is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 452 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.76 hectares hectares.

Bakeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakeli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 237.76 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 452
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Bakeli compares

By the 2011 count Bakeli is the 71st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 237.76 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 955.

Getting to Bakeli

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

Bakeli lies about 36 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 13 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 Bakeli
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya Kalan 13 km
Nearest town Maihar 33 km
District headquarters Katni 36 km

Villages closest to Bakeli

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 Bakeli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakeli village had a population of 887. That makes it the 71st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Bakeli village has 452 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakeli has about 962 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.

Bakeli covers 237.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bakeli is Pipariya Kalan, about 13 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 Bakeli.

Bakeli is about 36 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakeli is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 11 km away. Pipariya Kalan is about 13 km away. Maihar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (under 2 km), Chori (1.7 km) and Gohawal (2.1 km).

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

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