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About Bakawan Village

Bakawan is a large village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,510, made up of 2,316 males and 2,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 887.71 hectares hectares.

Bakawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 887.71 hectares
Population 4,510
Male Population 2,316
Female Population 2,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakawan compares

By the 2011 count Bakawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 887.71 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bakawan

Bakawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bakawan from other places

Bakawan lies about 46 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Omkareshwar Road, about 21 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 Bakawan
Nearest railway station Omkareshwar Road 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 22 km
Nearest town Barwāh 22 km
District headquarters Khargone 46 km

Villages closest to Bakawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakawan village had a population of 4,510. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Bakawan village has 2,316 males and 2,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakawan has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Bakawan covers 887.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakawan falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakawan is Omkareshwar Road, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Bakawan.

Bakawan is about 46 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakawan is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Omkareshwar Road is about 21 km away. Barwaha is about 22 km away. Barwāh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raver (2.9 km), Mardana (3.1 km) and Nehgaon (3.6 km).

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

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