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About Bakhtawarpur Grant Village

Bakhtawarpur Grant is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,657, made up of 831 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhtawarpur Grant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhtawarpur Grant village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 154.5 hectares
Population 1,657
Male Population 831
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhtawarpur Grant compares

By the 2011 count Bakhtawarpur Grant is the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 154.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bakhtawarpur Grant

Bakhtawarpur Grant is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakhtawarpur Grant as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bakhtawarpur Grant from other places

Bakhtawarpur Grant lies about 15 km from Dehradun. 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 Bakhtawarpur Grant
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 15 km
District headquarters Dehradun 15 km

Villages closest to Bakhtawarpur Grant

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vikasnagar 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 Bakhtawarpur Grant

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhtawarpur Grant village had a population of 1,657. That makes it the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Bakhtawarpur Grant village has 831 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhtawarpur Grant has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bakhtawarpur Grant is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhtawarpur Grant covers 154.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhtawarpur Grant falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bakhtawarpur Grant notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhtawarpur Grant.

Bakhtawarpur Grant is about 15 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhtawarpur Grant is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 15 km away. Dehradun 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 Bhagwanpur Julo (under 2 km), Rajawala (under 2 km) and Ramshahwala (under 2 km).

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

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