About Bhakrain Village

Bhakrain is a large village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,515, made up of 2,379 males and 2,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares.

Bhakrain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakrain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Madhepur
Area (hectares)	293 hectares
Population	4,515
Male Population	2,379
Female Population	2,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakrain compares

By the 2011 count Bhakrain is the 23rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bhakrain

Bhakrain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhakrain 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 Bhakrain from other places

Bhakrain lies about 40 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 12 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 Bhakrain
Tehsil headquarters	Madhepur	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Tamuria	12 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	18 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	40 km

Villages closest to Bhakrain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakrain village had a population of 4,515. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Bhakrain village has 2,379 males and 2,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakrain has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Bhakrain covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhakrain falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhakrain is Tamuria, about 12 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 Bhakrain.

Bhakrain is about 40 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakrain is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 3.9 km away. Tamuria is about 12 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.