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- LGD code
- 492791
- Pincode
- 481666
- Post office
- Beejadandi
- Population
- 92
- Households
- 22
- Literacy rate
- 43.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1044 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 39
- Distance to district centre
- 41 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 221 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 628 km
- Nearest railway station
- Shridham · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shankaracharya netralaya · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bakai compares
By population, Bakai ranks #178 of 189 villages in Narayanganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.5%
−13.0% vs mandal average
- Bakai
- 43.5%
- Narayanganj mandal
- 56.5%
- Mandla district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,044
+48 vs mandal average
- Bakai
- 1,044
- Narayanganj mandal
- 996
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
- Bakai
- 4.2
- Narayanganj mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakai at a glance
Bakai is a village of 92 people in 22 households (Census 2011) in Narayanganj tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 178th-largest of 189 villages in Narayanganj tehsil. Literacy is 44%, 13 points below the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,044 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Mandla district centre, 11 km from Shridham railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481666, served by Beejadandi post office; the LGD village code is 492791. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shankaracharya netralaya, <1 km away. The village votes in Gotegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Nagesh. The population is estimated at 108 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Bakai
- LGD code
- 492791
- Pincode
- 481666
- Post office
- Beejadandi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 92
- Population (projected 2026)
- 108
- Households
- 22
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1044
- Literacy rate
- 43.5%
- Coordinates
- 22.94618°N, 79.54262°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gotegaon
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mahendra Nagesh
- Block / Mandal
- Narayanganj
Getting there
How to reach Bakai
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal221 kmcapital
- Hyderabad628 km
- Delhi672 km
- Mumbai815 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationShridham11 km
- Hospital / PHCShankaracharya netralaya<1 km
- CollegeChanchala Bai College46 km
- Police stationpolice station48 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481666
- BijadandiNarayanganj mandal2,282 pop
- Udaipur (Dobhi)Narayanganj mandal1,886 pop
- Kalpi F.V.Narayanganj mandal1,872 pop
- MagardhaNarayanganj mandal1,408 pop
- DhanwahiNarayanganj mandal1,400 pop
- Lawar Mudiya Mal.Narayanganj mandal1,397 pop
- Deori (Bakai)Narayanganj mandal1,248 pop
- Chargaon (Dhanwahi)Narayanganj mandal1,123 pop
- BudraNarayanganj mandal1,089 pop
Villages near Bakai
Other villages in Narayanganj mandal
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- Bijadandi
- Khairi
- Udaipur (Dobhi)
- Kalpi F.V.
- Majhgaon (Meli)
- Magardha
- Dhanwahi
- Lawar Mudiya Mal.
- Kodara
- Chandahara
- Deori (Bakai)
- Kuda Maili
- Chiraidongari
- Chargaon (Dhanwahi)
- Mohgaon Alias Padmi
- Madogarh
- Budra
- Amdara
- Ramtila
- Deori (Khairi)
- Kumha
- Tikariya (Narayanganj)
- Khamhi
- Partala
- Manikasara
- Dehra
- Gujar Sani
- Vijaypur
- Khamhariya (Jhanjhnagar)
- Maili (Pathara)
- Chargaon (Kudamaili)
- Patha Chaurai
- Patahara (Patehara)
- Bamhani(Partala)
- Bijegaon (Manegaon)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)