About Bakhtaura Village

Bakhtaura is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 295 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Bakhtaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhtaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	30 hectares
Population	564
Male Population	295
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhtaura compares

By the 2011 count Bakhtaura is the 113th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bakhtaura

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

Bakhtaura lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 9.5 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 Bakhtaura
Nearest railway station	Bela	9.5 km
Nearest town	Purāini	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	26 km
District headquarters	Banka	26 km

Villages closest to Bakhtaura

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.

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Common questions about Bakhtaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhtaura village had a population of 564. That makes it the 113th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Bakhtaura village has 295 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhtaura has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Bakhtaura covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakhtaura falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhtaura is Bela, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bakhtaura.

Bakhtaura 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.

Bakhtaura is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 9.5 km away. Purāini is about 15 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.