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About Bahrakhar Village

Bahrakhar is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,459, made up of 1,867 males and 1,592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahrakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahrakhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Pincode 855102
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 3,459
Male Population 1,867
Female Population 1,592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahrakhar compares

By the 2011 count Bahrakhar is the 20th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bahrakhar

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

How far is Bahrakhar from other places

Bahrakhar lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 10 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 Bahrakhar
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Kachna 10 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 16 km
District headquarters Katihar 41 km

Villages closest to Bahrakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahrakhar village had a population of 3,459. That makes it the 20th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Bahrakhar village has 1,867 males and 1,592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahrakhar has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bahrakhar is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahrakhar covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahrakhar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahrakhar is Kachna, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahrakhar.

Bahrakhar is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahrakhar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 9.4 km away. Kachna is about 10 km away. Rāiganj 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 Dharamganj (under 2 km), Pokharia (under 2 km) and Baldogachhi (under 2 km).

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

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