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About Bakhra Bela Village

Bakhra Bela is a large village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,168, made up of 1,147 males and 1,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhra Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhra Bela village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 2,168
Male Population 1,147
Female Population 1,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakhra Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bakhra Bela is the 19th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bakhra Bela

Bakhra Bela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakhra Bela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhra Bela from other places

Bakhra Bela lies about 34 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 12 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 Bakhra Bela
Nearest railway station Ghogha 12 km
Nearest town Purāini 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 20 km
District headquarters Banka 34 km

Villages closest to Bakhra Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun 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 Bakhra Bela

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhra Bela village had a population of 2,168. That makes it the 19th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Bakhra Bela village has 1,147 males and 1,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhra Bela has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bakhra Bela is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhra Bela covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhra Bela falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhra Bela is Ghogha, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakhra Bela.

Bakhra Bela is about 34 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhra Bela is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about 12 km away. Purāini is about 18 km away. Rajaun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (2.0 km), Bhagwanpur (2.9 km) and Karimpur (4.9 km).

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

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