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About Bakiya Village

Bakiya is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 436 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares.

Bakiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 436
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakiya compares

By the 2011 count Bakiya is the 145th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 939.

Getting to Bakiya

Bakiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bakiya from other places

Bakiya lies about 45 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Karaila Road Junction, about 39 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 Bakiya
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 13 km
Nearest railway station Karaila Road Junction 39 km
District headquarters Singrauli 45 km

Villages closest to Bakiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakiya village had a population of 809. That makes it the 145th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Bakiya village has 436 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakiya has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Bakiya covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakiya falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakiya is Karaila Road Junction, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bakiya.

Bakiya is about 45 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakiya is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 13 km away. Karaila Road Junction is about 39 km away. Singrauli is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagmar (4.2 km), Kasda (5.5 km) and Bara (6.0 km).

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

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