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About Bhakurahiya Village

Bhakurahiya is a large village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,574, made up of 1,359 males and 1,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakurahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakurahiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Pincode 845301
Area (hectares) 194.7 hectares
Population 2,574
Male Population 1,359
Female Population 1,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhakurahiya compares

By the 2011 count Bhakurahiya is the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 194.7 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bhakurahiya

The census records public bus service for Bhakurahiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhakurahiya from other places

Bhakurahiya lies about 36 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Nakardei, about under 2 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 Bhakurahiya
Nearest railway station Nakardei under 2 km
Nearest town Raxaul 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Adapur 6.3 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Bhakurahiya

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 Bhakurahiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakurahiya village had a population of 2,574. That makes it the 35th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Bhakurahiya village has 1,359 males and 1,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakurahiya has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Bhakurahiya is 845301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakurahiya covers 194.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhakurahiya is Nakardei, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bhakurahiya is about 36 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakurahiya is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Nakardei is about under 2 km away. Raxaul is about 5.5 km away. Adapur is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (under 2 km), Sirsiya (1.7 km) and Tola Chikni (1.8 km).

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

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