# Bakayan Village, Batiyagarh, Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/batiyagarh/bakayan/ Village · Batiyagarh, Damoh # Bakayan Bakayan is a village in Batiyagarh sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,589 people in 381 households**, the 23rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%. - 1,589people (2011) - 381households - 78.9%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Bakayan PIN code and other codes Bakayan falls in Batiyagarh sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBarigarh - Census village code462089 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakayan from nearby towns? - Batiyagarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Damoh (district HQ)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bakayan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bakayan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Batiagarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Damoh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damoh - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bakayan known for? About 94% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bakayan Of every 100 households in Bakayan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bakayan · ■ Batiyagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **53% Toilet within the home ****14%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****16%** **24% Television ****31%** **16% Mobile phone ****27%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **45% Own their home ****96%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bakayan? ■ Bakayan · ■ Batiyagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **65.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1202** **926 Working population ****36.3%** **45.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 67.0% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (25%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (13%) · **■** Marginal 234 (41%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Batiyagarh - Khamariya1,966 people - Baroda Kalan1,903 people - Ghurata1,720 people - Ganj Barkheda1,599 people - Gadhola Khande1,574 people - Sedara1,549 people - Basiya1,541 people - Hingwani1,527 people [All 150 villages in Batiyagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/batiyagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bakayan from Damoh?25 km by road - What is the population of Bakayan?1,589 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakayan in?Damoh district (Batiyagarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bakayan?78.9% (Census 2011)