About Bakhra Village

Bakhra is one of the larger villages in Saraiya tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,998, made up of 4,158 males and 3,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Saraiya
Pincode	843101
Area (hectares)	250 hectares
Population	7,998
Male Population	4,158
Female Population	3,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhra compares

By the 2011 count Bakhra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bakhra

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

Bakhra lies about 31 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saraiya Junction, about 2.1 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 Bakhra
Nearest railway station	Saraiya Junction	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiya	12 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	19 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	31 km

Villages closest to Bakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhra village had a population of 7,998. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Bakhra village has 4,158 males and 3,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhra has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bakhra is 843101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhra covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakhra falls under Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhra is Saraiya Junction, about 2.1 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 Bakhra.

Bakhra is about 31 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhra is in Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Saraiya Junction is about 2.1 km away. Saraiya is about 12 km away. Lālganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.