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About Bhatkhori Village

Bhatkhori is one of the larger villages in Murliganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,521, made up of 4,317 males and 4,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753 hectares hectares.

Bhatkhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatkhori village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Murliganj
Area (hectares) 753 hectares
Population 8,521
Male Population 4,317
Female Population 4,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhatkhori compares

By the 2011 count Bhatkhori is the 6th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents. Its 753 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bhatkhori

Bhatkhori 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 Bhatkhori 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhatkhori from other places

Bhatkhori lies about 12 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bharopatti Station, about 2.4 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 Bhatkhori
Nearest railway station Bharopatti Station 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Murliganj 9.1 km
Nearest town Murlīganj 9.1 km
District headquarters Madhepura 12 km

Villages closest to Bhatkhori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatkhori village had a population of 8,521. That makes it the 6th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents.

Bhatkhori village has 4,317 males and 4,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatkhori has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Bhatkhori covers 753 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatkhori falls under Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatkhori is Bharopatti Station, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatkhori.

Bhatkhori is about 12 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatkhori is in Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Bharopatti Station is about 2.4 km away. Murliganj is about 9.1 km away. Murlīganj is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Labtol (under 2 km), Bishunpur (2.0 km) and Narha (2.1 km).

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

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