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About Bakhra Village

Bakhra is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 600 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Bakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 600
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakhra compares

By the 2011 count Bakhra is the 64th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bakhra

The census records public bus service for Bakhra as Available within <5 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 from other places

Bakhra lies about 24 km from Bhagalpur, 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
Nearest railway station Ghogha 12 km
Nearest town Purāini 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 24 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 24 km

Villages closest to Bakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhra village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 64th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bakhra village has 600 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhra has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Bakhra covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhra falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhra 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakhra.

Bakhra is about 24 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhra is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 12 km away. Purāini is about 18 km away. Sonhaula is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murgiachak (under 2 km), Tanakmas (under 2 km) and Ramasi (under 2 km).

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

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