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About Bakoda Village

Bakoda is a small village in Chhapara tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 215 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.39 hectares hectares.

Bakoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakoda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Chhapara
Area (hectares) 279.39 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 215
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Bakoda compares

By the 2011 count Bakoda is the 108th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 279.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 980.

Getting to Bakoda

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

Bakoda lies about 55 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Magardharra Ph, about 8.4 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 Bakoda
Nearest railway station Magardharra Ph 8.4 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhapara 29 km
District headquarters Seoni 55 km

Villages closest to Bakoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakoda village had a population of 427. That makes it the 108th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Bakoda village has 215 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakoda has about 986 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 980.

Bakoda covers 279.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakoda falls under Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakoda is Magardharra Ph, about 8.4 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 Bakoda.

Bakoda is about 55 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakoda is in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district. Magardharra Ph is about 8.4 km away. Wārāseonī is about 18 km away. Chhapara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijadeori Ryt (4.2 km), Deori (4.2 km) and Deori Kalan (4.2 km).

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

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