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About Bakulahar Village

Bakulahar is one of the larger villages in Chanpatia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,494, made up of 3,976 males and 3,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 903 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakulahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakulahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Chanpatia
Pincode 845449
Area (hectares) 903 hectares
Population 7,494
Male Population 3,976
Female Population 3,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakulahar compares

By the 2011 count Bakulahar is the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents. Its 903 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bakulahar

Bakulahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakulahar as Available within 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 Bakulahar from other places

Bakulahar lies about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran. 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 Bakulahar
Tehsil headquarters Chanpatia 4.8 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 14 km

Villages closest to Bakulahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakulahar village had a population of 7,494. That makes it the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents.

Bakulahar village has 3,976 males and 3,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakulahar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bakulahar is 845449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakulahar covers 903 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakulahar falls under Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Bakulahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bakulahar.

Bakulahar is about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakulahar is in Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chanpatia is about 4.8 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fajihatwa (under 2 km), Gidha (2.4 km) and Jaitiya (2.5 km).

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

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