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About Bakhel Village

Bakhel is a large village in Kotra tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,660, made up of 1,336 males and 1,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 665 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhel village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Kotra
Pincode 307025
Area (hectares) 665 hectares
Population 2,660
Male Population 1,336
Female Population 1,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhel compares

By the 2011 count Bakhel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 873 residents. Its 665 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bakhel

Bakhel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakhel 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhel from other places

Bakhel lies about 63 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhimana, about 23 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 Bakhel
Tehsil headquarters Kotra 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhimana 23 km
Nearest town Ābu Road 32 km
District headquarters Udaipur 63 km

Villages closest to Bakhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhel village had a population of 2,660. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 873 residents.

Bakhel village has 1,336 males and 1,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhel has about 991 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Bakhel is 307025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhel covers 665 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhel falls under Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bakhel is Bhimana, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Bakhel.

Bakhel is about 63 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhel is in Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district. Kotra is about 18 km away. Bhimana is about 23 km away. Ābu Road is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajni (under 2 km), Jhanjhar (1.6 km) and Jhanjhar Badla (1.6 km).

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

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