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About Bakhra Village

Bakhra is a mid sized village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 505 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Pincode 804406
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 960
Male Population 505
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakhra compares

By the 2011 count Bakhra is the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bakhra

Bakhra 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 Bakhra 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 Bakhra from other places

Bakhra lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mira Bigha, about 11 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 Bakhra
Nearest railway station Mira Bigha 11 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 16 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 16 km

Villages closest to Bakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhra village had a population of 960. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Bakhra village has 505 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhra has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bakhra is 804406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhra covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhra falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhra is Mira Bigha, about 11 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 Bakhra.

Bakhra is about 16 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhra is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Mira Bigha is about 11 km away. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Ghoshi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaho Bigha (under 2 km), Korra (under 2 km) and Kure (1.6 km).

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

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