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About Bakhria Village

Bakhria is a mid sized village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 601 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Bakhria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Arrah
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 1,139
Male Population 601
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakhria compares

By the 2011 count Bakhria is the 60th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bakhria

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

How far is Bakhria from other places

Bakhria lies about 27 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 19 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 Bakhria
Nearest town Arāria 17 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Arrah 27 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 27 km

Villages closest to Bakhria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhria village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 60th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Bakhria village has 601 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhria has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Bakhria covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhria falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhria is Satar Halt, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bakhria is about 27 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhria is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about 17 km away. Satar Halt is about 19 km away. Arrah is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadewa (5.8 km), Jamira (6.3 km) and Behra (8.3 km).

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

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