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About Bakswaha Village

Bakswaha is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,553, made up of 851 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127.31 hectares hectares.

Bakswaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakswaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 1127.31 hectares
Population 1,553
Male Population 851
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakswaha compares

By the 2011 count Bakswaha is the 79th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 1127.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Bakswaha

Bakswaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakswaha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bakswaha from other places

Bakswaha lies about 26 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 25 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 Bakswaha
Nearest railway station Ratona 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 26 km
Nearest town Saugor 26 km

Villages closest to Bakswaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakswaha village had a population of 1,553. That makes it the 79th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Bakswaha village has 851 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakswaha has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Bakswaha covers 1127.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakswaha falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakswaha is Ratona, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakswaha.

Bakswaha is about 26 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakswaha is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Ratona is about 25 km away. Sagar is about 26 km away. Saugor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhamra (1.8 km), Keolari (2.3 km) and Surajpura (2.4 km).

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

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