Bakwara should not be confused with Bhakarwara.
| Bakwara | |
| Other Name: | Bakwāra |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.2139°N 81.3516°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raebareli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.967 |
| Population Total: | 1540 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
Bakwara is a village in Rahi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 15 km from Rae Bareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,540 people, in 257 households.[2] It has one primary school and no medical facilities. The village hosts a weekly haat but not a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Rustampur.
The 1951 census recorded Bakwara as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 558 people (305 male and 253 female), in 106 households and 106 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 470 acres.[3] 16 residents were literate, 8 male and 8 female.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rae Bareli North and the thana of Nasirabad.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Bakwara as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 573 people (294 male and 279 female), in 124 households and 120 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 470 acres.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Bakwara as having a population of 821 people, in 155 households, and having an area of 192.64 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]
The 1991 census recorded Bakwara as having a total population of 1,089 people (534 male and 555 female), in 196 households and 190 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 197 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 255, or 23% of the total; this group was 51% male (129) and 49% female (126).[6] Members of scheduled castes numbered 149, or 14% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 28% (238 men and 68 women).[6] 296 people were classified as main workers (260 men and 36 women), while 189 people were classified as marginal workers (5 men and 184 women); the remaining 604 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 182 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 58 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 28 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 7 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 18 in other services.[6]