# Bakanj Village, Pipariya, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pipariya, Hoshangabad 

# Bakanj

Bakanj is a village in Pipariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 75 households**, the 90th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 372people (2011)
- 75households
- 65.4%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Bakanj PIN code and other codes

Bakanj falls in Pipariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPipariya
- Census village code487835

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bakanj from nearby towns?

- Pipariya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)86 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)15 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 Bakanj?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bakanj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankhedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Bakanj known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 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 Bakanj

Of every 100 households in Bakanj in 2011, 99 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bakanj · ■ Pipariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**49%

Television ****17%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Bakanj?

■ Bakanj · ■ Pipariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**935

Working population ****39.2%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 51.0% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (18%) · **■** Marginal 34 (23%)

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 Pipariya

- Budhni412 people
- Anjandana411 people
- Dhandiya398 people
- Kheri Khurd386 people
- Chhirrai371 people
- Kudari370 people
- Ghurela369 people
- Amadeh Ryt349 people

[All 147 villages in Pipariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/pipariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakanj from Hoshangabad?86 km by road
- What is the population of Bakanj?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakanj in?Hoshangabad district (Pipariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakanj?65.4% (Census 2011)