# Bakal Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/bakal/ Village · Bahoriband, Katni # Bakal Bakal is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,460 people in 1,072 households**, the 4th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 4,460people (2011) - 1,072households - 76.6%literacy - 950females per 1,000 males ## Bakal PIN code and other codes Bakal falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBahoriband - Census village code488605 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakal from nearby towns? - Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Katni (district HQ)65 km by road - Sihora (nearest town)40 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 Bakal? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Bakal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bakal known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 78% of the 908 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Bakal Of every 100 households in Bakal in 2011, 81 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bakal · ■ Bahoriband rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **66% Toilet within the home ****39%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **89% Tap water ****22%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **96% Use banking services ****49%** **50% Television ****34%** **18% Mobile phone ****41%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **41% Own their home ****91%** **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 Bakal? ■ Bakal · ■ Bahoriband rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **948 Working population ****37.6%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 68.3% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 337 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (10%) · **■** Household industry 229 (14%) · **■** Other work 520 (31%) · **■** Marginal 424 (25%) 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 Bahoriband - Sleemnabad5,957 people - Bahoriband5,651 people - Tewari5,633 people - Kaudiya4,408 people - Bachaiya3,900 people - Chhapra3,444 people - Chargawan3,202 people [All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bakal from Katni?65 km by road - What is the population of Bakal?4,460 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakal in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bakal?76.6% (Census 2011)