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About Bakhri Nazir Village

Bakhri Nazir is a large village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,527, made up of 2,350 males and 2,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.2 hectares hectares.

Bakhri Nazir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhri Nazir village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Mehsi
Area (hectares) 307.2 hectares
Population 4,527
Male Population 2,350
Female Population 2,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakhri Nazir compares

By the 2011 count Bakhri Nazir is the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 307.2 hectares work out to about 15 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 903.

Getting to Bakhri Nazir

Bakhri Nazir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakhri Nazir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bakhri Nazir from other places

Bakhri Nazir lies about 23 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahasralingam, about 8.1 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 Bakhri Nazir
Nearest railway station Sahasralingam 8.1 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehsi 22 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 23 km

Villages closest to Bakhri Nazir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehsi 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 Bakhri Nazir

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhri Nazir village had a population of 4,527. That makes it the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Bakhri Nazir village has 2,350 males and 2,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhri Nazir has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Bakhri Nazir covers 307.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhri Nazir falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhri Nazir is Sahasralingam, about 8.1 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 village for Bakhri Nazir.

Bakhri Nazir is about 23 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhri Nazir is in Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sahasralingam is about 8.1 km away. Sāhibganj is about 15 km away. Mehsi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhri (under 2 km), Rajua Bakhri (under 2 km) and Bairiya (1.9 km).

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

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