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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NIDHI PATEL
Contact: 85****5445
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- LGD code
- 462089
- Pincode
- 470673
- Post office
- Batiagarh
- Population
- 1,589
- Households
- 381
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Sex ratio
- 971 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 577
Census 2011 · in context
How Bakayan compares
By population, Bakayan ranks #23 of 150 villages in Batiyagarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.6%
+13.8% vs mandal average
Bakayan68.6%
Batiyagarh mandal54.8%
Damoh district59.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
971
+65 vs mandal average
Bakayan971
Batiyagarh mandal906
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Bakayan4.2
Batiyagarh mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakayan at a glance
Bakayan is a village of 1,589 people in 381 households (Census 2011) in Batiyagarh tehsil, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, the 23rd-largest of 150 villages in Batiyagarh tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 14 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 971 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 470673, served by Batiagarh post office; the LGD village code is 462089. The sarpanch is NIDHI PATEL, and the village votes in Banda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Veerendra Singh Lodhi. The population is estimated at 1,873 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakayan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DAMOH
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 419.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 355.62
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bakayan
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Key facts — Bakayan
- LGD code
- 462089
- Pincode
- 470673
- Post office
- Batiagarh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,589
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,873
- Households
- 381
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 971
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Damoh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Banda
- Member of Parliament
- Rahul Lodhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Veerendra Singh Lodhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NIDHI PATEL
- Block / Mandal
- Batiyagarh
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 470673
- BatiyagarhBatiyagarh mandal8,951 pop
- Futera KalanBatiyagarh mandal6,398 pop
- KhaderiBatiyagarh mandal4,586 pop
- KerbanaBatiyagarh mandal3,713 pop
- GhughasBatiyagarh mandal3,162 pop
- Gugra KalanBatiyagarh mandal2,627 pop
- AlampurBatiyagarh mandal2,469 pop
- KaithoraBatiyagarh mandal2,382 pop
- AnjaniBatiyagarh mandal2,359 pop
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- Kaithora
- Anjani
- Berkhedi
- Hardua Jamsa
- Sadpur
- Agara
- Ghanshyam Pura
- Bamhori Lidai
- Khamariya
- Baroda Kalan
- Ghurata
- Ganj Barkheda
- Gadhola Khande
- Sedara
- Basiya
- Hingwani
- Sariya
- Ludhora
- Sihera
- Shahjad Pura
- Kabirpur
- Nibora Kalan
- Tinduwa
- Dhoraj
- Kanora Ramnagar
- Sagron
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)