About Bharko Village

Bharko is one of the larger villages in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,855, made up of 4,160 males and 3,695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 952 hectares hectares.

Bharko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharko village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Area (hectares)	952 hectares
Population	7,855
Male Population	4,160
Female Population	3,695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharko compares

By the 2011 count Bharko is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 952 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bharko

Bharko is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharko as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bharko from other places

Bharko lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Murahara, about 13 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 Bharko
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Murahara	13 km
District headquarters	Banka	15 km

Villages closest to Bharko

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

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Common questions about Bharko

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharko village had a population of 7,855. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Bharko village has 4,160 males and 3,695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharko has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Bharko covers 952 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharko falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharko is Murahara, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bharko.

Bharko is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharko is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about 6.7 km away. Murahara is about 13 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.