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About Bakharia Village

Bakharia is one of the larger villages in Majhaulia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,825, made up of 4,544 males and 4,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 932 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Majhaulia
Pincode 845454
Area (hectares) 932 hectares
Population 8,825
Male Population 4,544
Female Population 4,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakharia compares

By the 2011 count Bakharia is the 13th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents. Its 932 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Bakharia

Bakharia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bakharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bakharia from other places

Bakharia lies about 74 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amlori Sarsar, about 11 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 Bakharia
Nearest railway station Amlori Sarsar 11 km
Nearest town Mirganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhaulia 20 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 74 km

Villages closest to Bakharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakharia village had a population of 8,825. That makes it the 13th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents.

Bakharia village has 4,544 males and 4,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakharia has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Bakharia is 845454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakharia covers 932 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakharia falls under Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakharia is Amlori Sarsar, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakharia.

Bakharia is about 74 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakharia is in Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amlori Sarsar is about 11 km away. Mirganj is about 14 km away. Majhaulia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (3.2 km), Parsa Tola Dumri (6.9 km) and Lal Saraia (12 km).

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

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