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About Bakhtaura Village

Bakhtaura is a large village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,404, made up of 1,366 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 760 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares.

Bakhtaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhtaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 2,404
Male Population 1,366
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 760
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 Bakhtaura compares

By the 2011 count Bakhtaura is the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bakhtaura

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

Bakhtaura lies about 29 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Adapur, about 5.0 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 Bakhtaura
Nearest railway station Adapur 5.0 km
Nearest town Raxaul 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 29 km

Villages closest to Bakhtaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhtaura village had a population of 2,404. That makes it the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Bakhtaura village has 1,366 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhtaura has about 760 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Bakhtaura covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhtaura falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhtaura is Adapur, about 5.0 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 Bakhtaura.

Bakhtaura is about 29 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhtaura is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Adapur is about 5.0 km away. Raxaul is about 14 km away. Purba Champaran is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariarpur (under 2 km), Bagahi (under 2 km) and Katkenwa (1.6 km).

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

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