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About Bakhtari Village

Bakhtari is a large village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,442, made up of 1,308 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares.

Bakhtari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhtari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 2,442
Male Population 1,308
Female Population 1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhtari compares

By the 2011 count Bakhtari is the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bakhtari

Bakhtari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakhtari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhtari from other places

Bakhtari lies about 4.1 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bakhtari
District headquarters Arwal 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 25 km

Villages closest to Bakhtari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karpi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bakhtari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhtari village had a population of 2,442. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Bakhtari village has 1,308 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhtari has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Bakhtari covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhtari falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhtari is Garhani, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bakhtari.

Bakhtari is about 4.1 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhtari is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Arwal is about 4.1 km away. Karpi is about 7.2 km away. Garhani is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjhupur (under 2 km), Mahpur Bara (1.6 km) and Bara Nathu (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bakhtari today is likely to be higher.

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