Bakkal, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bakkal


The village Bakkal is located in Sirsi Taluk of Uttara Kannada District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Harehulekal Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sirsi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sirsi, which is about 15 kilometers away from Bakkal.

Travel and Communication for Bakkal


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Bakkal,
Uttara Kannada,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 581336

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bakkal


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Bakkal is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Bakkal is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Bakkal


As per available data from the year 2009, 555 persons live in 124 house holds in the village Bakkal. There are 277 female individuals and 278 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.91% and males constitute 50.09% of the total population.

There are 11 scheduled castes persons of which 4 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 36.36% and males constitute 63.64% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.98% of the total population.

Population density of Bakkal is 49.34 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bakkal


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Total area of Bakkal is 1124.8 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 89.02 ha. About 64.82 ha is un-irrigated area. About 24.2 ha is irrigated area. About 24.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 5.21 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 22.19 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 0.82 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.27 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.08 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.53 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bakkal


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a private pre-primary school in Sirsi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a government primary school in the village Bakkal.

There is a government middle school in the village Bakkal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Vanalli, which is less than 5 kms away from Bakkal.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Hancharata, which is less than 5 kms away from Bakkal.

Colleges in Bakkal


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Sirsi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Hubli-dharwad, which is more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Hubli, which is more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There are no management institutes in the village Bakkal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Sirsi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

Other Educational Facilities in Bakkal


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Sirsi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Sirsi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Sirsi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

Healthcare Facilities in Bakkal


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Bakkal.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Bakkal.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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