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About Bakhri Village

Bakhri is a mid sized village in Bairgania tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 930 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bairgania
Pincode 843313
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 1,751
Male Population 930
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakhri compares

By the 2011 count Bakhri is the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,698 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bakhri

Bakhri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakhri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhri from other places

Bakhri lies about 58 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Chauradano, about 2.8 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 Bakhri
Nearest railway station Chauradano 2.8 km
Nearest town Raxaul 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bairgania 31 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 58 km

Villages closest to Bakhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhri village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,698 residents.

Bakhri village has 930 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhri has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Bakhri is 843313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhri covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakhri falls under Bairgania tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhri is Chauradano, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bakhri.

Bakhri is about 58 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhri is in Bairgania tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Chauradano is about 2.8 km away. Raxaul is about 19 km away. Bairgania is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachtaki Ram (20 km), Kurwa Fatehpur Chhapra (24 km) and Patahi (37 km).

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

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