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About Bhakhri Village

Bhakhri is a mid sized village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 630 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares.

Bhakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakhri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 630
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakhri compares

By the 2011 count Bhakhri is the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bhakhri

Bhakhri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhakhri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhakhri from other places

Bhakhri lies about 9.5 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ambapendarpur Halt, about 3.5 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 Bhakhri
Nearest railway station Ambapendarpur Halt 3.5 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Noorsarai 9.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 9.5 km

Villages closest to Bhakhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakhri village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Bhakhri village has 630 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakhri has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Bhakhri covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhakhri falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhakhri is Ambapendarpur Halt, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance for Bhakhri.

Bhakhri is about 9.5 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakhri is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ambapendarpur Halt is about 3.5 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 8.3 km away. Noorsarai is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaithauli (under 2 km), Ramdiha (1.6 km) and Juhi Chak (1.7 km).

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

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