About Baku Village

Baku is a small village in Gadisagada tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 160 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baku village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Puri
Tehsil	Gadisagada
Pincode	752019
Area (hectares)	71 hectares
Population	331
Male Population	160
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baku compares

By the 2011 count Baku is the 32nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Baku

Baku is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baku as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baku from other places

Baku lies about 18 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Sakhigopal, about 7.1 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 Baku
Nearest railway station	Sakhigopal	7.1 km
District headquarters	Puri	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gadisagada	31 km

Villages closest to Baku

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

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Common questions about Baku

As per the Census of India 2011, Baku village had a population of 331. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Baku village has 160 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baku has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Baku is 752019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baku covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baku falls under Gadisagada tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baku is Sakhigopal, about 7.1 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 village for Baku.

Baku is about 18 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baku is in Gadisagada tehsil of Puri district. Sakhigopal is about 7.1 km away. Puri is about 18 km away. Gadisagada is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.