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About Bakharia Village

Bakharia is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 476 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Bakharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 476
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakharia compares

By the 2011 count Bakharia is the 54th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Bakharia

Bakharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bakharia from other places

Bakharia lies about 34 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, 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 Bakharia
Nearest town Kataiya 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 34 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 34 km

Villages closest to Bakharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakharia village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 54th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Bakharia village has 476 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakharia has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Bakharia covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakharia falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakharia is Panchdeori Halt, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bakharia.

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

Bakharia is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 9.7 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 12 km away. Bhorey 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 Jhil (under 2 km), Bhiswa Khalsa (under 2 km) and Arazi Korea (under 2 km).

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

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