About Bhakua Village

Bhakua is a mid sized village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 569 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Nauhatta
Pincode	852123
Area (hectares)	177 hectares
Population	1,076
Male Population	569
Female Population	507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakua compares

By the 2011 count Bhakua is the 45th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Bhakua

Bhakua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhakua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhakua from other places

Bhakua lies about 19 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 16 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 Bhakua
Nearest town	Bangaon	14 km
Nearest railway station	Panchgachia	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nauhatta	19 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	19 km

Villages closest to Bhakua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakua village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 45th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Bhakua village has 569 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakua has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Bhakua is 852123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakua covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhakua falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhakua is Panchgachia, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhakua.

Bhakua is about 19 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakua is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Panchgachia is about 16 km away. Nauhatta is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.