About Bakur Village

Bakur is a mid sized village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 976 males and 935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakur village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Amlarem
Pincode	793109
Population	1,911
Male Population	976
Female Population	935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakur compares

By the 2011 count Bakur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bakur

Bakur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bakur as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Amsyrwai, Amtaniut, Amtapoh and Amtasam. 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.

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Common questions about Bakur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakur village had a population of 1,911. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Bakur village has 976 males and 935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakur has about 958 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Bakur is 793109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakur falls under Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Bakur notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Bakur.

Bakur is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills 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.