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About Bakra Village

Bakra is a mid sized village in Bind tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 821 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Bind
Pincode 803110
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 821
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakra compares

By the 2011 count Bakra is the 15th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bakra

Bakra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakra as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakra from other places

Bakra lies about 28 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, about 13 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 Bakra
Tehsil headquarters Bind 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Achuara Halt 13 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 15 km
District headquarters Nalanda 28 km

Villages closest to Bakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakra village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 15th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Bakra village has 821 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakra has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bakra is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakra covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakra falls under Bind tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakra is Achuara Halt, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakra.

Bakra is about 28 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakra is in Bind tehsil of Nalanda district. Bind is about 4.1 km away. Achuara Halt is about 13 km away. Bar Bigha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makanpur (under 2 km), Jakki (1.6 km) and Suratpur (1.9 km).

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

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