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About Bharkunria Village

Bharkunria is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,885, made up of 970 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares.

Bharkunria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharkunria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dehri
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 1,885
Male Population 970
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharkunria compares

By the 2011 count Bharkunria is the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 10 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 923.

Getting to Bharkunria

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

Bharkunria lies about 36 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, about 5.3 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 Bharkunria
Nearest railway station Karwandia 5.3 km
Nearest town Sasarām 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dehri 12 km
District headquarters Rohtas 36 km

Villages closest to Bharkunria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharkunria village had a population of 1,885. That makes it the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Bharkunria village has 970 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharkunria has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Bharkunria covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharkunria falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharkunria is Karwandia, about 5.3 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 Bharkunria.

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

Bharkunria is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about 5.3 km away. Sasarām is about 9.9 km away. Dehri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guraila (1.5 km), Nawadih (2.1 km) and Bhatauli (2.5 km).

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

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