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About Bhakhri Shahijana Village

Bhakhri Shahijana is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 112 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Bhakhri Shahijana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakhri Shahijana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 112
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Bhakhri Shahijana compares

By the 2011 count Bhakhri Shahijana is the 119th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bhakhri Shahijana

The census records public bus service for Bhakhri Shahijana 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 Bhakhri Shahijana from other places

Bhakhri Shahijana lies about 140 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 8.2 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 Bhakhri Shahijana
Nearest railway station Naya Nagar 8.2 km
Nearest town Rosera 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 140 km

Villages closest to Bhakhri Shahijana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 Bhakhri Shahijana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakhri Shahijana village had a population of 218. That makes it the 119th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Bhakhri Shahijana village has 112 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakhri Shahijana has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Bhakhri Shahijana covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhakhri Shahijana falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhakhri Shahijana is Naya Nagar, about 8.2 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 Bhakhri Shahijana.

Bhakhri Shahijana is about 140 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakhri Shahijana is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Naya Nagar is about 8.2 km away. Rosera is about 9.8 km away. Dagarua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basdaha (2.9 km), Baraili (5.9 km) and Gobindpur (6.9 km).

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

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