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About Bakhonala Village

Bakhonala is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 399 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhonala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhonala village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855117
Area (hectares) 176.94 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 399
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhonala compares

By the 2011 count Bakhonala is the 90th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 176.94 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bakhonala

Bakhonala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bakhonala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arrabari, Bagalbari, Bagalbari Milik and Bagalbari Milik Arazi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bakhonala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhonala village had a population of 731. That makes it the 90th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Bakhonala village has 399 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhonala has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bakhonala is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhonala covers 176.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhonala falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Bakhonala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakhonala.

Bakhonala is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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