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About Bakhuan Village

Bakhuan is a large village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,689, made up of 1,454 males and 1,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.37 hectares hectares.

Bakhuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhuan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Area (hectares) 250.37 hectares
Population 2,689
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakhuan compares

By the 2011 count Bakhuan is the 44th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 250.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bakhuan

Bakhuan 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 Bakhuan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bakhuan from other places

Bakhuan lies about 51 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Sarayan, about 13 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 Bakhuan
Nearest railway station Sarayan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 15 km
Nearest town Mahmudābād 15 km
District headquarters Sitapur 51 km

Villages closest to Bakhuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhuan village had a population of 2,689. That makes it the 44th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Bakhuan village has 1,454 males and 1,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhuan has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Bakhuan covers 250.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhuan falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakhuan is Sarayan, about 13 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakhuan.

Bakhuan is about 51 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhuan is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Sarayan is about 13 km away. Mahmudabad is about 15 km away. Mahmudābād is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Randa Khurd (under 2 km), Khusarwa (under 2 km) and Turni (1.8 km).

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

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