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About Bakhri Village

Bakhri is a mid sized village in Sakra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 351 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.8 hectares hectares.

Bakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Sakra
Area (hectares) 66.8 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 351
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakhri compares

By the 2011 count Bakhri is the 107th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents. Its 66.8 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Bakhri

Bakhri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakhri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bakhri from other places

Bakhri lies about 157 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 11 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 Jamuawan 11 km
Nearest town Hisua 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakra 25 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 157 km

Villages closest to Bakhri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakra 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 681. That makes it the 107th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents.

Bakhri village has 351 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhri has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Bakhri covers 66.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhri falls under Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhri is Jamuawan, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakhri.

Bakhri is about 157 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 Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Jamuawan is about 11 km away. Hisua is about 18 km away. Sakra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur Fakirana (4.0 km), Mohanpur Manda (4.0 km) and Tulsi Mohanpur (4.0 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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