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About Bakale Village

Bakale is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 106 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,330 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.33 hectares hectares.

Bakale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Area (hectares) 253.33 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 106
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,330
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 Bakale compares

By the 2011 count Bakale is the 195th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 253.33 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1229.

Getting to Bakale

Bakale is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakale 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. The nearest villages by name are Babulwadi, Bag Abdul Kadir, Bag Kazi Husen and Bagavewadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakale

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakale village had a population of 247. That makes it the 195th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Bakale village has 106 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakale has about 1330 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Bakale covers 253.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakale falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bakale notes the nearest railway station 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 Bakale.

Bakale is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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