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About Bakhet Village

Bakhet is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 34 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 29 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 9.8 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 34
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 29
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhet compares

By the 2011 count Bakhet is the 126th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 9.8 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Bakhet

Bakhet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakhet as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhet from other places

Bakhet lies about 57 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 43 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 Bakhet
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 30 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 43 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 43 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 57 km

Villages closest to Bakhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhet village had a population of 35. That makes it the 126th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Bakhet village has 34 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhet has about 29 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Bakhet is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhet covers 9.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhet falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakhet is Ramnagar, about 43 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakhet.

Bakhet is about 57 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhet is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 30 km away. Rāmnagar is about 43 km away. Ramnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajet (under 2 km), Pata Dungari (3.4 km) and Dhapoli (3.9 km).

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

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