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About Bakhal Village

Bakhal is a mid sized village in Jiribam tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 244 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhal village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Jiribam
Pincode 795116
Area (hectares) 117.68 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 244
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakhal compares

By the 2011 count Bakhal is the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 117.68 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bakhal

Bakhal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakhal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhal from other places

Bakhal lies about 90 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Jirighat, about 3.1 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 Bakhal
Nearest railway station Jirighat 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jiribam 3.7 km
Nearest town Silchar 31 km
District headquarters Imphal East 90 km

Villages closest to Bakhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhal village had a population of 502. That makes it the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Bakhal village has 244 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhal has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bakhal is 795116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhal covers 117.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhal falls under Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Bakhal is Jirighat, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bakhal.

Bakhal is about 90 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhal is in Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district. Jirighat is about 3.1 km away. Jiribam is about 3.7 km away. Silchar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chindong Leikai (1.6 km), Champanagar Meitei (1.8 km) and Champanagar Muslim (1.8 km).

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

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