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About Bakiya Village

Bakiya is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 553 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.09 hectares hectares.

Bakiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 82.09 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 553
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakiya compares

By the 2011 count Bakiya is the 242nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 82.09 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Bakiya

Bakiya 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 Bakiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Bakiya from other places

Bakiya lies about 17 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 2.6 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 Bakiya
Nearest railway station Shudnipur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 3.8 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 3.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 17 km

Villages closest to Bakiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakiya village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Bakiya village has 553 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakiya has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Bakiya covers 82.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakiya falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakiya is Shudnipur, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available for Bakiya.

Bakiya is about 17 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakiya is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 2.6 km away. Mariahu is about 3.8 km away. Mariāhu is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (under 2 km), Jiyaramau (under 2 km) and Misirpur (under 2 km).

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

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