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About Bachi Village

Bachi is a small village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 225 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416505
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 225
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachi compares

By the 2011 count Bachi is the 73rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Bachi

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

Bachi lies about 61 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 47 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 Bachi
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 3.5 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 18 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 47 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 61 km

Villages closest to Bachi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachi village had a population of 491. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Bachi village has 225 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachi has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Bachi is 416505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachi covers 326 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.

Bachi falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bachi is Belagavi, about 47 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bachi.

Bachi is about 61 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachi is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 3.5 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 18 km away. Belagavi is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohale (under 2 km), Salgaon (under 2 km) and Munguswadi (1.7 km).

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

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