# Bakana Village, Shamgarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur 

# Bakana

Bakana is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **692 people in 150 households**, the 55th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 692people (2011)
- 150households
- 58.7%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Bakana PIN code and other codes

Bakana falls in Shamgarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGaroth
- Census village code469474

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

## How far is Bakana from nearby towns?

- Shamgarh (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)115 km by road
- Shamgarh (nearest town)32 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 Bakana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bakana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Garoth
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Bakana known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 38% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Bakana

Of every 100 households in Bakana in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakana · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**28%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bakana?

■ Bakana · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772**

**924

Working population ****60.8%**

**53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 36.1% for women. 56% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 179 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (10%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 177 (42%)

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 Shamgarh

- Kherkhedi766 people
- Mordi766 people
- Barni741 people
- Chandkhedi719 people
- Ranayara691 people
- Palkhanda655 people
- Chhayan647 people
- Amli642 people

[All 96 villages in Shamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakana from Mandsaur?115 km by road
- What is the population of Bakana?692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakana in?Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakana?58.7% (Census 2011)