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About Bachhawal Village

Bachhawal is a large village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,867, made up of 2,352 males and 2,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachhawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276204
Area (hectares) 523.39 hectares
Population 4,867
Male Population 2,352
Female Population 2,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bachhawal compares

By the 2011 count Bachhawal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 523.39 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bachhawal

Bachhawal 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 Bachhawal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bachhawal from other places

Bachhawal lies about 6.2 km from Mehnagar, and the nearest railway station is Azamgarh, about 18 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 Bachhawal
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Azamgarh 18 km
Nearest town Lalganj 20 km

Villages closest to Bachhawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhawal village had a population of 4,867. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Bachhawal village has 2,352 males and 2,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhawal has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Bachhawal is 276204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachhawal covers 523.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bachhawal falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bachhawal is Azamgarh, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Bachhawal.

Bachhawal is about 6.2 km from Mehnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachhawal is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 6.2 km away. Azamgarh is about 18 km away. Lalganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisawa (under 2 km), Kashipur (under 2 km) and Jai Chandpur (under 2 km).

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

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