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About Bakahi Village

Bakahi is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 466 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 255.97 hectares
Population 962
Male Population 466
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakahi compares

By the 2011 count Bakahi is the 193rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 255.97 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bakahi

The census records public bus service for Bakahi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bakahi from other places

Bakahi lies about 12 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 5.4 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 Bakahi
Nearest railway station Khairahi 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 12 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 12 km

Villages closest to Bakahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakahi village had a population of 962. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bakahi village has 466 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakahi has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bakahi is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakahi covers 255.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakahi falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakahi is Khairahi, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakahi.

Bakahi is about 12 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakahi is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 5.4 km away. Robertsganj is about 12 km away. Sonbhadra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushhi (under 2 km), Sheokari (under 2 km) and Bhatulia (1.6 km).

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

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