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About Bakhri Village

Bakhri is a large village in Katra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,198, made up of 1,167 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Bakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Katra
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 2,198
Male Population 1,167
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhri compares

By the 2011 count Bakhri is the 36th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 38 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 920.

Getting to Bakhri

Bakhri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakhri as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bakhri from other places

Bakhri lies about 45 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 5.4 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 Bakhri
Nearest railway station Rambhaddarpur 5.4 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Katra 31 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Bakhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhri village had a population of 2,198. That makes it the 36th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents.

Bakhri village has 1,167 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhri has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Bakhri covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakhri falls under Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhri is Rambhaddarpur, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhri.

Bakhri is about 45 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhri is in Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Rambhaddarpur is about 5.4 km away. Samāstipur is about 14 km away. Katra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barheta Manorath (under 2 km), Bhagwanpur (under 2 km) and Inglish Az Rakbe Bhagwanpur (under 2 km).

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

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