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About Bharkundia Village

Bharkundia is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 655 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Bharkundia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharkundia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 655
Female Population 720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharkundia compares

By the 2011 count Bharkundia is the 58th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bharkundia

Bharkundia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharkundia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharkundia from other places

Bharkundia lies about 77 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 12 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 Bharkundia
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 10 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 12 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 14 km
District headquarters Rohtas 77 km

Villages closest to Bharkundia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharkundia village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 58th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Bharkundia village has 655 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharkundia has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Bharkundia covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharkundia falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharkundia is Hasan Bazar, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharkundia.

Bharkundia is about 77 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharkundia is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 10 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 12 km away. Bikramganj 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 Kechua (under 2 km), Lewa (under 2 km) and Dhorhandih (under 2 km).

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

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