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About Bakta Village

Bakta is a mid sized village in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 760 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi II
Pincode 713428
Area (hectares) 132.53 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 760
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakta compares

By the 2011 count Bakta is the 39th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 132.53 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bakta

Bakta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adra, Askaran, Atushi and Babla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakta village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 39th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Bakta village has 760 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakta has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bakta is 713428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakta covers 132.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakta falls under Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakta.

Bakta is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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