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- LGD code
- 95412
- Pincode
- 311801
- Post office
- Gangapur (Bhilwara)
- Population
- 808
- Households
- 166
- Literacy rate
- 42.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1061 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 493
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Jaipur
- 235 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 470 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lawa Sardargarh · 29 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Amli · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bakan compares
By population, Bakan ranks #43 of 92 villages in Raipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.6%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Bakan
- 42.6%
- Raipur mandal
- 45.5%
- Bhilwara district
- 52.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,061
+33 vs mandal average
- Bakan
- 1,061
- Raipur mandal
- 1,028
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Bakan
- 4.9
- Raipur mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakan at a glance
Bakan is a village of 808 people in 166 households (Census 2011) in Raipur tehsil, Bhilwara district, Rajasthan, the 43rd-largest of 92 villages in Raipur tehsil. Literacy is 43%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,061 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Bhilwara district centre, 47 km from Gangrar, the nearest town, 29 km from Lawa Sardargarh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 311801, served by Gangapur (Bhilwara) post office; the LGD village code is 95412. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Amli, 8 km away. The village votes in Sahara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ladu Lal Pitliya. The population is estimated at 953 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ashaholi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakan · this village | 808 | 43% | — |
| Lakhaholi · Raipur | 475 | 48% | 2.9 km NE |
| Bariya Kalan · Raipur | 590 | 42% | 3.2 km N |
| Bariya Khurd · Raipur | 865 | 45% | 4.1 km N |
| Ashaholi · Raipur | 3,156 | 46% | 3.9 km NE |
| Naya Khera · Raipur | 311 | 31% | 4.6 km NE |
| Narayan Khera · Raipur | 828 | 55% | 4.6 km NE |
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Key facts — Bakan
- LGD code
- 95412
- Pincode
- 311801
- Post office
- Gangapur (Bhilwara)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 808
- Population (projected 2026)
- 953
- Households
- 166
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1061
- Literacy rate
- 42.6%
- Coordinates
- 25.31928°N, 74.24419°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhilwara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sahara
- Member of Parliament
- Damodar Agarwal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ladu Lal Pitliya
- Block / Mandal
- Raipur
Getting there
How to reach Bakan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Jaipur235 kmcapital
- Delhi470 km
- Mumbai708 km
- Hyderabad985 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLawa Sardargarh29 km
- Bus stopMokhunda Bus Stop16 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Amli8 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda40 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil39 km
- CollegeGovernment Polytechnic College, Bhilwara42 km
- Police stationSP - Superintendent of Police Office39 km
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Other villages named Bakan
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Villages near Bakan
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)