About Bakhri Village

Bakhri is one of the larger villages in Patahi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,858, made up of 3,646 males and 3,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Patahi
Pincode	845457
Area (hectares)	306 hectares
Population	6,858
Male Population	3,646
Female Population	3,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhri compares

By the 2011 count Bakhri is the 8th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,499 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Bakhri

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

Bakhri 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
Nearest railway station	Sahasralingam	8.1 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	15 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patahi	30 km

Villages closest to Bakhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhri village had a population of 6,858. That makes it the 8th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,499 residents.

Bakhri village has 3,646 males and 3,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhri has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Bakhri is 845457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhri covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakhri falls under Patahi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhri is Sahasralingam, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhri.

Bakhri 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 is in Patahi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sahasralingam is about 8.1 km away. Sāhibganj is about 15 km away. Purba Champaran is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.