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About Bakhrichandan Village

Bakhrichandan is a mid sized village in Musahri tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 497 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Bakhrichandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhrichandan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Musahri
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 497
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakhrichandan compares

By the 2011 count Bakhrichandan is the 90th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,768 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Bakhrichandan

Bakhrichandan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakhrichandan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhrichandan from other places

Bakhrichandan lies about 132 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatpar Rani, about 5.6 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 Bakhrichandan
Nearest railway station Bhatpar Rani 5.6 km
Nearest town Mairwa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Musahri 24 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 132 km

Villages closest to Bakhrichandan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhrichandan village had a population of 917. That makes it the 90th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,768 residents.

Bakhrichandan village has 497 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhrichandan has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Bakhrichandan covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhrichandan falls under Musahri tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhrichandan is Bhatpar Rani, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bakhrichandan.

Bakhrichandan is about 132 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhrichandan is in Musahri tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Bhatpar Rani is about 5.6 km away. Mairwa is about 13 km away. Musahri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighra Rampur Shah (3.7 km), Samapur Urf Nandgrampur (3.7 km) and Sherpur Urf Narayanpur Anant (3.7 km).

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

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