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About Bakesh Village

Bakesh is a large village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,053, made up of 1,443 males and 1,610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.2 hectares hectares.

Bakesh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakesh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 385.2 hectares
Population 3,053
Male Population 1,443
Female Population 1,610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakesh compares

By the 2011 count Bakesh is the 37th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 385.2 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Bakesh

Bakesh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakesh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bahera, Bahlolpur, Bahlolpur Tirauli and Bairampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakesh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakesh village had a population of 3,053. That makes it the 37th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Bakesh village has 1,443 males and 1,610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakesh has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Bakesh covers 385.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakesh falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Bakesh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakesh.

Bakesh is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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