About Bhirkhi Village

Bhirkhi is a mid sized village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 775 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhirkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhirkhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Pincode	852126
Area (hectares)	654 hectares
Population	1,444
Male Population	775
Female Population	669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhirkhi compares

By the 2011 count Bhirkhi is the 29th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 654 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bhirkhi

Bhirkhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhirkhi as Available within 5 - 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 Bhirkhi from other places

Bhirkhi lies about 29 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Fungo Halt, about 9.3 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 Bhirkhi
Nearest railway station	Fungo Halt	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	10 km
Nearest town	Khagaria	14 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	29 km

Villages closest to Bhirkhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhirkhi village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 29th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Bhirkhi village has 775 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhirkhi has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bhirkhi is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhirkhi covers 654 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhirkhi falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhirkhi is Fungo Halt, about 9.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhirkhi.

Bhirkhi is about 29 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhirkhi is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Fungo Halt is about 9.3 km away. Salkhua is about 10 km away. Khagaria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.