▁Del hi , ▁the ▁G uru ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁G uru ▁Har ▁Kr ish an ▁utter ed ▁" B aba ▁Bak ale " ▁which ▁the ▁S ik hs ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁interpreted ▁as ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁G uru ' s ▁successor ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bak ala , ▁close ▁to ▁Am rit s ar . ▁Once ▁the ▁next ▁G uru ▁was ▁found , ▁the ▁phrase ▁" B aba ▁Bak ale " ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁B aba ▁Bak ala . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁B aba ▁Bak ala ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁, ▁on ▁B atal a ▁Road , ▁near ▁Am rit s ar , ▁P un j ab , ▁India . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁only ▁ 4 3   km ▁( 2 6 . 7 ▁miles ) ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Golden ▁Temple ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Am rit s ar , ▁ 4 6 . 5   km ▁( 2 8 . 9 ▁miles ) ▁north west ▁of ▁J aland har ▁and ▁ 1 9 3   km ▁( 1 2 0 . 5 ▁miles ) ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁capital ▁of ▁Ch and ig ar h . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ▁of ▁India , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁B aba ▁Bak ala ▁is ▁ 8 9 4 6 . ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 , 8 3 4 ▁households , ▁ 4 , 6 9 7 ▁males ▁and ▁ 4