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About Bakarpur Village

Bakarpur is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 507 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Bakarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 507
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakarpur is the 41st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bakarpur

Bakarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakarpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakarpur from other places

Bakarpur lies about 16 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jatdumri Junction, about 1.6 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 Bakarpur
Nearest railway station Jatdumri Junction 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 4.4 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 13 km
District headquarters Patna 16 km

Villages closest to Bakarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakarpur village had a population of 992. That makes it the 41st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Bakarpur village has 507 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakarpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Bakarpur covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakarpur falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakarpur is Jatdumri Junction, about 1.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bakarpur.

Bakarpur is about 16 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakarpur is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Jatdumri Junction is about 1.6 km away. Punpun is about 4.4 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarpur (under 2 km), Mustafapur (under 2 km) and Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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