# Bakesh, Lalganj, Azamgarh – Population & Literacy

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Village · Lalganj, Azamgarh 

# Bakesh

Bakesh is a village in [Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/lalganj/) sub-district of [Azamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **3,053 people in 484 households**, the 37th largest of 517 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,053people (2011)
- 484households
- 62.7%literacy
- 1,116females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakesh

Of every 100 households in Bakesh in 2011, 50 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bakesh · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****28%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**42%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****75%**

**79%

Television ****37%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Bakesh?

■ Bakesh · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**913

Working population ****25.7%**

**28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 52.0% for women. 40% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (12%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 98 (12%) · **■** Marginal 466 (59%)

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 Lalganj

- Jamuwavan3,225 people
- Khamauli3,131 people
- Aswanian3,068 people
- Daria Pur Basahi3,060 people
- Tiyara2,852 people
- Kudihar2,845 people
- Bhaiakhur2,837 people
- Bheera2,811 people

[All 559 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakesh?3,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakesh in?Azamgarh district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakesh?62.7% (Census 2011)