title: Bakainiai
text: # Bakainiai
  
  Bakainiai (formerly Polish: Bakajnie, Russian: Бакайни) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 62 people. It is located 1 km from Surviliškis, by the Liaudė river. There is hillfort in Bakainiai, on the bank of the Liaudė.
  
  ## History
  
  Bakainiai castle was mentioned in 1731, by Teutonic Order. At the 18th century there was a well fortified Swedish war camp on the hillfort.
  
  ## Demography
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1902 | 77 | — |
  | 1923 | 210 | +4.89% |
  | 1959 | 214 | +0.05% |
  | 1970 | 151 | −3.12% |
  | 1979 | 142 | −0.68% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1984 | 128 | −2.05% |
  | 1989 | 81 | −8.75% |
  | 2001 | 94 | +1.25% |
  | 2011 | 62 | −4.08% |
  
  Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 :
  
  ## Images
  
  * Bakainiai hillfort
  * Bakainiai hillfort
  * Bakainiai farms
  