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About Bhakura Village

Bhakura is a mid sized village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 654 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.91 hectares hectares.

Bhakura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Simri
Area (hectares) 49.91 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 654
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhakura compares

By the 2011 count Bhakura is the 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 49.91 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Bhakura

Bhakura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhakura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhakura from other places

Bhakura lies about 18 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Dumraon, about 7.6 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
Tehsil headquarters Simri 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Dumraon 7.6 km
District headquarters Buxar 18 km

Villages closest to Bhakura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakura village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Bhakura village has 654 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakura has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Bhakura covers 49.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhakura falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhakura is Dumraon, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhakura.

Bhakura is about 18 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakura is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Simri is about 2.8 km away. Dumraon is about 7.6 km away. Buxar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajauli (under 2 km), Gayaghat (under 2 km) and Chunidanr (under 2 km).

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

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