About Bajakhana Village

Bajakhana is one of the larger villages in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,422, made up of 3,301 males and 3,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1526.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajakhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajakhana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Faridkot
Tehsil	Jaitu
Pincode	151205
Area (hectares)	1526.54 hectares
Population	6,422
Male Population	3,301
Female Population	3,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bajakhana compares

By the 2011 count Bajakhana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 1526.54 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Bajakhana

Bajakhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bajakhana as Available within village. 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 Bajakhana from other places

Bajakhana lies about 32 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Gangsar Jaito, about 9.8 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 Bajakhana
Tehsil headquarters	Jaitu	8.5 km
Nearest town	Jaito	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Gangsar Jaito	9.8 km
District headquarters	Faridkot	32 km

Villages closest to Bajakhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajakhana village had a population of 6,422. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Bajakhana village has 3,301 males and 3,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajakhana has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Bajakhana is 151205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajakhana covers 1526.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajakhana falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bajakhana is Gangsar Jaito, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bajakhana.

Bajakhana is about 32 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajakhana is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Jaitu is about 8.5 km away. Jaito is about 8.5 km away. Gangsar Jaito is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.