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About Bakunthpur Village

Bakunthpur is a mid sized village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 442 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.07 hectares hectares.

Bakunthpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakunthpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 29.07 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 442
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakunthpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakunthpur is the 201st largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 29.07 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bakunthpur

Bakunthpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bakunthpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bakunthpur from other places

Bakunthpur lies about 154 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Babatpur, about under 2 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 Bakunthpur
Nearest railway station Babatpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 13 km
Nearest town Varanasi 21 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 154 km

Villages closest to Bakunthpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakunthpur village had a population of 844. That makes it the 201st largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Bakunthpur village has 442 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakunthpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Bakunthpur covers 29.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakunthpur falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakunthpur is Babatpur, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakunthpur.

Bakunthpur is about 154 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakunthpur is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Babatpur is about under 2 km away. Gola is about 13 km away. Varanasi 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 Chaubauli (1.9 km), Dhobauli (1.9 km) and Allipur (2.1 km).

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

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