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About Bakspur Village

Bakspur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 628 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.6 hectares hectares.

Bakspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakspur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 66.6 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 628
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakspur compares

By the 2011 count Bakspur is the 150th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 66.6 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Bakspur

Bakspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakspur as Available within <5 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 Bakspur from other places

Bakspur lies about 144 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Antu, about 17 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 Bakspur
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 7.2 km
Nearest town Lālganj 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Antu 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 144 km

Villages closest to Bakspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakspur village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 150th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Bakspur village has 628 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakspur has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Bakspur covers 66.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bakspur is Antu, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakspur.

Bakspur is about 144 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakspur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 7.2 km away. Lālganj is about 7.2 km away. Antu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asurpur (under 2 km), Ganipur Dagaraha (1.5 km) and Mahuari (1.7 km).

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

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