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About Bakhtiarpur Village

Bakhtiarpur is one of the larger villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27,282, made up of 14,284 males and 12,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhtiarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhtiarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 803 hectares
Population 27,282
Male Population 14,284
Female Population 12,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bakhtiarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakhtiarpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 803 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Bakhtiarpur

Bakhtiarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bakhtiarpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhtiarpur from other places

Bakhtiarpur lies about 41 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Mansi Junction, about 2.2 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 Bakhtiarpur
Nearest railway station Mansi Junction 2.2 km
Nearest town Khagaria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 24 km
District headquarters Saharsa 41 km

Villages closest to Bakhtiarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhtiarpur village had a population of 27,282. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Bakhtiarpur village has 14,284 males and 12,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhtiarpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Bakhtiarpur is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhtiarpur covers 803 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakhtiarpur falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhtiarpur is Mansi Junction, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhtiarpur.

Bakhtiarpur is about 41 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhtiarpur is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Mansi Junction is about 2.2 km away. Khagaria is about 11 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (20 km), Bhagwanpur (23 km) and Dhanupra (24 km).

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

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