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About Bharkur Village

Bharkur is a mid sized village in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 377 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.6 hectares hectares.

Bharkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharkur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Deo
Area (hectares) 156.6 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 377
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Bharkur compares

By the 2011 count Bharkur is the 67th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 156.6 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bharkur

Bharkur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bharkur 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 Bharkur from other places

Bharkur lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 26 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 Bharkur
Tehsil headquarters Deo 6.7 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 19 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 26 km

Villages closest to Bharkur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deo 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 Bharkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharkur village had a population of 741. That makes it the 67th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Bharkur village has 377 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharkur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Bharkur covers 156.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharkur falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharkur is Jakhim, about 26 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 Bharkur.

Bharkur is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharkur is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 6.7 km away. Aurangabad is about 19 km away. Aurangābād is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatkur (under 2 km), Eraura (under 2 km) and Ketaki (2.4 km).

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

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