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About Bakdagiri Village

Bakdagiri is a small village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 203 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakdagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakdagiri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 380
Male Population 203
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Bakdagiri compares

By the 2011 count Bakdagiri is the 66th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bakdagiri

Bakdagiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakdagiri 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 Aruagre, Babupara, Baghana and Bagicha. 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 Bakdagiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakdagiri village had a population of 380. That makes it the 66th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Bakdagiri village has 203 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakdagiri has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bakdagiri is 794001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakdagiri falls under Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Bakdagiri 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 Bakdagiri.

Bakdagiri is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo 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.

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

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