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About Bakharda Village

Bakharda is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 322 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares.

Bakharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakharda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 322
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakharda compares

By the 2011 count Bakharda is the 109th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bakharda

Bakharda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakharda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bakharda from other places

Bakharda lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 9.8 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 Bakharda
Nearest railway station Bela 9.8 km
Nearest town Purāini 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 26 km
District headquarters Banka 26 km

Villages closest to Bakharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakharda village had a population of 590. That makes it the 109th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Bakharda village has 322 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakharda has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Bakharda covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakharda falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakharda is Bela, about 9.8 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 km distance for Bakharda.

Bakharda is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakharda is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 9.8 km away. Purāini is about 16 km away. Dhuraiya 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 Bhatua Chak (under 2 km), Bakhtaura (under 2 km) and Sijhat (under 2 km).

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

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