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About Baikala Village

Baikala is one of the larger villages in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,087, made up of 2,659 males and 2,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.31 hectares hectares.

Baikala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baikala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Atrauli
Area (hectares) 480.31 hectares
Population 5,087
Male Population 2,659
Female Population 2,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baikala compares

By the 2011 count Baikala is the 18th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 480.31 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Baikala

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

How far is Baikala from other places

Baikala lies about 31 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Agsauli, about 22 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 Baikala
Nearest town Chharra 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Atrauli 18 km
Nearest railway station Agsauli 22 km
District headquarters Aligarh 31 km

Villages closest to Baikala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baikala village had a population of 5,087. That makes it the 18th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Baikala village has 2,659 males and 2,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baikala has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Baikala covers 480.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baikala falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baikala is Agsauli, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baikala.

Baikala is about 31 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baikala is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Chharra is about 2.7 km away. Atrauli is about 18 km away. Agsauli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jijathal (under 2 km), Baikhurd (under 2 km) and Dhansari (2.3 km).

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

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