Bakawan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Bakawan ranks #19 of 72 villages in Pandarak mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakawan is a village of 2,598 people in 411 households (Census 2011) in Pandarak block, Patna district, Bihar, the 19th-largest of 72 villages in Pandarak block. Literacy is 61%, 13 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 832 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 803306, served by Samyagarh post office; the LGD village code is 246510. The village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 3,063 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ajgara Bakawan →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakawan · this village | 2,598 | 61% | — |
| Sirsikalan · Pandarak | 2,850 | 39% | — |
| Pokharpar · Pandarak | 1,834 | 49% | — |
| Sadikpur · Pandarak | 1,614 | 53% | — |
| Imadpur · Pandarak | 1,211 | 56% | — |
| Sahebpur Chaturbhujpur · Pandarak | 1,058 | 69% | — |
| Bazidpur Thamawan · Pandarak | 817 | 41% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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