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About Bakshiwala Village

Bakshiwala is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 759 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakshiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakshiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 402 hectares
Population 1,453
Male Population 759
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakshiwala compares

By the 2011 count Bakshiwala is the 65th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Bakshiwala

Bakshiwala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bakshiwala as Available within 5 - 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakshiwala from other places

Bakshiwala lies about 26 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 3.0 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 Bakshiwala
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 7.3 km
District headquarters Patiala 26 km

Villages closest to Bakshiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakshiwala village had a population of 1,453. That makes it the 65th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Bakshiwala village has 759 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakshiwala has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Bakshiwala is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakshiwala covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakshiwala falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakshiwala is Sarai Banjara, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakshiwala.

Bakshiwala is about 26 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakshiwala is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sarai Banjara is about 3.0 km away. Rajpura is about 7.3 km away. Patiala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ugani (under 2 km), Parao Ugana (under 2 km) and Ugana (under 2 km).

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

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