About Bhakhra Village

Bhakhra is a large village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,426, made up of 1,256 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Masaurhi
Pincode	804452
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	2,426
Male Population	1,256
Female Population	1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Bhakhra compares

By the 2011 count Bhakhra is the 25th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Bhakhra

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

Bhakhra lies about 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 4.5 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 Bhakhra
Tehsil headquarters	Masaurhi	4.0 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Taregna	4.5 km
District headquarters	Patna	28 km

Villages closest to Bhakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakhra village had a population of 2,426. That makes it the 25th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Bhakhra village has 1,256 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakhra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Bhakhra is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakhra covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhakhra falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhakhra is Taregna, about 4.5 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 Bhakhra.

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

Bhakhra is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Masaurhi is about 4.0 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 4.0 km away. Taregna is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.