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About Bhakhri Village

Bhakhri is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 392 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

Bhakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakhri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 392
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 801
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakhri compares

By the 2011 count Bhakhri is the 85th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bhakhri

Bhakhri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhakhri as Available within <5 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 Bhakhri from other places

Bhakhri lies about 34 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, 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 Bhakhri
Nearest railway station Ekchari 12 km
Nearest town Colgong 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 34 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 34 km

Villages closest to Bhakhri

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 Bhakhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakhri village had a population of 706. That makes it the 85th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bhakhri village has 392 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakhri has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Bhakhri covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhakhri falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhakhri is Ekchari, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhakhri.

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

Bhakhri is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 12 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Sonhaula is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Afzalpur (under 2 km), Jalha (under 2 km) and Jalha Milik (under 2 km).

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

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