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About Bakalpur Village

Bakalpur is a large village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,551, made up of 1,352 males and 1,199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Pincode 205141
Area (hectares) 198.88 hectares
Population 2,551
Male Population 1,352
Female Population 1,199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakalpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakalpur is the 58th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 198.88 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Bakalpur

Bakalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakalpur from other places

Bakalpur lies about 21 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Shikohabad, about 4.1 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 Bakalpur
Nearest railway station Shikohabad 4.1 km
Nearest town Shikohābād 6.7 km
District headquarters Firozabad 21 km

Villages closest to Bakalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakalpur village had a population of 2,551. That makes it the 58th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Bakalpur village has 1,352 males and 1,199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakalpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Bakalpur is 205141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakalpur covers 198.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakalpur falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakalpur is Shikohabad, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bakalpur.

Bakalpur is about 21 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakalpur is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Shikohabad is about 4.1 km away. Shikohābād is about 6.7 km away. Firozabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siar Mau Harganpur (under 2 km), Mohammadpur Jhum Jhum (under 2 km) and Jalalpur (under 2 km).

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

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