About Bakra Village

Bakra is a large village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,851, made up of 1,971 males and 1,880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803115, 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	Giriak
Pincode	803115
Area (hectares)	158 hectares
Population	3,851
Male Population	1,971
Female Population	1,880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakra compares

By the 2011 count Bakra is the 8th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bakra

Bakra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakra 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 5 - 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 59 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 22 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
Nearest railway station	Nawadah	22 km
Nearest town	Nawāda	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	34 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	59 km

Villages closest to Bakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakra village had a population of 3,851. That makes it the 8th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Bakra village has 1,971 males and 1,880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakra has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bakra is 803115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakra covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakra falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakra is Nawadah, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakra.

Bakra is about 59 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 Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Nawadah is about 22 km away. Nawāda is about 22 km away. Giriak is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.