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About Bahora Village

Bahora is one of the larger villages in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,649, made up of 3,464 males and 3,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1076 hectares hectares.

Bahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 1076 hectares
Population 6,649
Male Population 3,464
Female Population 3,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Bahora compares

By the 2011 count Bahora is the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 1076 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bahora

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

Bahora lies about 25 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 6.9 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 Bahora
Nearest railway station Sarsi 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 9.4 km
District headquarters Purnia 25 km

Villages closest to Bahora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahora village had a population of 6,649. That makes it the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Bahora village has 3,464 males and 3,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahora has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Bahora covers 1076 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahora falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahora is Sarsi, about 6.9 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 Bahora.

Bahora is about 25 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahora is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 6.9 km away. Banmankhi is about 9.4 km away. Purnia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burhia Dhanghatta (2.8 km), Balua Kachhari (3.3 km) and Masuria (4.0 km).

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

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