About Bahkol Village

Bahkol is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,027, made up of 1,047 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahkol village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Pincode	855115
Area (hectares)	246.94 hectares
Population	2,027
Male Population	1,047
Female Population	980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahkol compares

By the 2011 count Bahkol is the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 246.94 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bahkol

Bahkol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahkol 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahkol from other places

Bahkol lies about 23 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 20 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 Bahkol
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	3.7 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	15 km
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	20 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	23 km

Villages closest to Bahkol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahkol village had a population of 2,027. That makes it the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Bahkol village has 1,047 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahkol has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bahkol is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahkol covers 246.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahkol falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahkol is Hatwar, about 20 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 village for Bahkol.

Bahkol is about 23 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahkol is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 3.7 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Hatwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.