About Bhakura Village

Bhakura is a large village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,835, made up of 2,599 males and 2,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Pincode	802315
Area (hectares)	335 hectares
Population	4,835
Male Population	2,599
Female Population	2,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhakura compares

By the 2011 count Bhakura is the 8th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bhakura

Bhakura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhakura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhakura from other places

Bhakura lies about 24 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 18 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 Bhakura
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	15 km
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arrah	24 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	24 km

Villages closest to Bhakura

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.

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Common questions about Bhakura

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakura village had a population of 4,835. That makes it the 8th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Bhakura village has 2,599 males and 2,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakura has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Bhakura is 802315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakura covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhakura falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhakura is Hatwar, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhakura.

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

Bhakura is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Hatwar is about 18 km away. Arrah is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.