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About Barokhar Village

Barokhar is a large village in Haspura tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,748, made up of 1,432 males and 1,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares.

Barokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Haspura
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 2,748
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Barokhar compares

By the 2011 count Barokhar is the 19th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Barokhar

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

Barokhar lies about 50 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, 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 Barokhar
Nearest town Sherghāti 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Haspura 26 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 50 km

Villages closest to Barokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barokhar village had a population of 2,748. That makes it the 19th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents.

Barokhar village has 1,432 males and 1,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barokhar has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Barokhar covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barokhar falls under Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barokhar is Paraiya, 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 Barokhar.

Barokhar is about 50 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barokhar is in Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district. Sherghāti is about 4.5 km away. Paraiya is about 26 km away. Haspura is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhauli (6.6 km), Sonhathu (7.6 km) and Jaitpur (9.1 km).

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

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