★ Revenue village · Kukdur tehsil · Kabeerdham ★

Bakela

बकेला
Kukdur tehsil
Pincode 491559
Unclaimed · official records only

Bakela is a revenue village in Kukdur tehsil, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. It had a population of 231 in 44 households (Census 2011).

ShareWhatsAppXFacebookTelegram
Census 2011 Snapshot

231 souls. 44 homes.

Kukdur tehsil, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

231
Population
44
Households
69.6%
Literacy
974
Sex ratio
LGD 439819Source: Census 2011 + LGD
This village needs an owner

Be the first to claim Bakela.

Claiming links this page to a real resident. Verified residents edit the village wiki, add photos, list local jobs and businesses, and start a Grama Sabha feed for the community. Free, forever.

Bakela today

Nearest mandi prices
  • Millets₹2,600Biranpur kalan (Sahaspur Lohra) APMC · 27 Oct 2026
  • Paddy(Common)₹2,360Pandariya APMC · 27 Oct 2026
  • Soyabean₹6,300Biranpur kalan (Sahaspur Lohra) APMC · 27 Oct 2026
₹/quintal (modal). Latest reports from markets in Kabeerdham district. These are wholesale mandi prices, not the price in Bakela.All markets →
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
Gram panchayat
Khamhi
Sarpanch not yet verified

Are you the sarpanch of Bakela? Verify with your election certificate or a panchayat letter to publish official updates here. Verify as sarpanch

Bakela is a village in Kukdur tehsil, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. At the 2011 Census it had 231 people in 44 households, with a literacy rate of 69.6%. It is administered by the Khamhi gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 491559.

Suggest an edit · Edit history

LGD village code439819
Census 2011 code439819
Gram panchayatKhamhi · LGD 126644
Pincode491559
TehsilKukdur · LGD 7351
DistrictKabeerdham
Male / Female117 / 114 · Census 2011

Gram panchayat

Bakela is in the Khamhi (खाम्ही) gram panchayat.

Other villages in Khamhi

Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.

Gram panchayat and sarpanch of Bakela →

Census 2011 · in context

How Bakela compares

By population, Bakela ranks #84 of 94 inhabited villages in Kukdur tehsil.

Literacy rate%
69.6%
+20.2% vs Kukdur tehsil average
Bakela
69.6%
Kukdur tehsil
49.4%
Kabeerdham district
58.9%
Sex ratio♀ per 1000 ♂
974
−30 vs Kukdur tehsil average
Bakela
974
Kukdur tehsil
1,004
Kabeerdham district
998
Household sizepeople per home
5.3
+0.5 vs Kukdur tehsil average
Bakela
5.3
Kukdur tehsil
4.7
Kabeerdham district
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.

What Bakela had in Census 2011

  • Primary school Available · 1 in the village
  • Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
  • Treated tap water Not available
  • All-weather road Not available
  • Public bus service Not available
  • Power for homes Not available
  • Commercial bank Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
  • Mobile phone coverage Not available · nearest 5–10 km away

See the full report card →

Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.

Bakela at a glance

Bakela is a village of 231 people in 44 households (Census 2011) in Kukdur tehsil, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, the 84th of 94 inhabited villages in Kukdur tehsil by population. Literacy is 69.6%, 20.2 points above the tehsil figure of 49.4%, and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491559; the LGD village code is 439819.

Gram panchayat: Khamhi →

Complete this village · 4/10

Add what you know →
  • Name in the local script
  • Map locationAn exact point on the map
  • Pincode
  • Census 2011 figures
  • Gram panchayat
  • Assembly & Lok Sabha seatWhich constituencies the village votes in
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A resident ownerClaim the page as a verified resident
  • A first postNews, a notice or a memory from the village

Notice board · Bakela

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.

Key facts — Bakela

LGD village code439819
Pincode491559
Population (Census 2011)231
Households44
Literacy69.6%
Sex ratio974 ♀/1000♂
Block / TehsilKukdur
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 491559

All villages in 491559 →

Other villages in Kukdur tehsil

View all 96 →
Demographics — Census 2011

Population, education & work

India's last full Census was in 2011; these are its village-level counts (Primary Census Abstract). VoiceOfVillage shows official figures only — no projections.
Population
Population
231Census 2011
Male / female
117 / 114
Households
44
People per home
5.3
Education
Literacy rate
69.6%literates ÷ people aged 7+

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.

Approximate location

Bakela on the map

The pin is an approximate location, within about 40 km, from the mapped villages of its district — not the exact site of Bakela. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.

View larger map →

Bakela · 22.1185° N, 81.2615° E

Open in OpenStreetMap

≈ 22.12° N, 81.26° E · approximate (within ~40 km)© OpenStreetMap contributors

Electoral profile

We can't yet place Bakela in a Lok Sabha or assembly constituency reliably — we need its map location, or more mapped villages around it. How constituencies are placed

From the village

Latest posts from the village

No posts from this village yet. Be the first villager to add one.

Write a post

News near Bakela

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

Elsewhere in Chhattisgarh

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Bakela

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

No verified government job notices for Bakela right now. We check official commission notices every night.

All government job notices · Apply only on the official website. Never pay anyone for a government job.

Essential services & places near Bakela

Bakela isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Kukdur tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.

Banks, ATMs & post offices172 in Kabeerdham district

All banks, atms & post offices in Kabeerdham district

Suggest a missing place

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).

Claim Bakela

Every village page is owned by its people. Claiming is free, and trust is built step by step:

  1. Mobile OTP — read, comment and apply for jobs.
  2. Photo ID (voter ID or driving licence) — post and upload photos.
  3. DigiLocker e-KYC or two verified residents vouching — become a Verified Resident and edit the village wiki. We never store your Aadhaar number.
  4. Sarpanch verification (election certificate or panchayat letter) — official panchayat channel for this village.
Claim or follow Bakela →
FAQ

People often ask about Bakela

  1. Where is Bakela located?

    Bakela is a village in Kukdur tehsil of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, India.

  2. Which district is Bakela in?

    Bakela is in Kabeerdham district of Chhattisgarh.

  3. Which gram panchayat does Bakela belong to?

    Bakela comes under the Khamhi gram panchayat.

  4. How is Bakela written in the local script?

    Bakela is written बकेला.

  5. What is the pincode of Bakela?

    The pincode of Bakela, Kukdur, Kabeerdham is 491559.

  6. What is the population of Bakela?

    As per the 2011 Census, Bakela had a population of 231 (117 males and 114 females).

  7. How many households are there in Bakela?

    Bakela had 44 households at the 2011 Census.

  8. What is the literacy rate of Bakela?

    The literacy rate of Bakela was 69.6% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).

  9. What is the sex ratio of Bakela?

    Bakela had 974 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.

  10. What is the LGD code of Bakela?

    The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Bakela is 439819 and its Census 2011 village code is 439819.

  11. Which villages are near Bakela?

    Villages near Bakela include Pondi (within ~40 km).

Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.

Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
  • Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
  • Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
  • Sarpanch: shown only from an official state election record (none connected yet)
Find what you need

What do you need to find near Bakela?

Opens an OpenStreetMap search. Results come from OpenStreetMap contributors and may be incomplete.

Climate & El Niño

Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory

There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.

Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.

Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.

District climate page →
Mandi prices · Kabeerdham

Latest reports from markets in Kabeerdham district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 27 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Millets · MilletsBiranpur kalan (Sahaspur Lohra) APMC2,6002,6002,60027 Oct 2026
Paddy(Common) · D.B.Pandariya APMC2,3602,3602,36027 Oct 2026
Paddy(Common) · MahamayaPandariya APMC2,3702,3702,37027 Oct 2026
Paddy(Common) · Paddy finePandariya APMC4,5004,5004,50027 Oct 2026
Soyabean · YellowBiranpur kalan (Sahaspur Lohra) APMC6,3006,3006,30027 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Bakela's shops.

Nearby villages
Pondiwithin ~40 km

Distances are approximate (the mapped villages of its district).

All villages near Bakela →Compare Bakela with… →All villages in Kukdur →

Helplines

Official services

Government websites open in a new tab. VoiceOfVillage is not affiliated with these services. Links checked 2026-10-22.

Schemes worth checking

  • PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

    Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.

  • Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.

  • PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.

  • Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority

    Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.

  • National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution

    Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.

  • National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.

  • PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment

    Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.

  • Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.

  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).

  • Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.

Eligibility is decided by the issuing department. Check the official page before applying. Government websites open in a new tab. VoiceOfVillage is not affiliated with these services.