About Bakhri Village

Bakhri is a large village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,516, made up of 1,146 males and 1,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Siswan
Pincode	841203
Area (hectares)	207 hectares
Population	2,516
Male Population	1,146
Female Population	1,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,195
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 Bakhri compares

By the 2011 count Bakhri is the 17th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

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 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 Bakhri from other places

Bakhri lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 9.6 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	Duraundha Junction	9.6 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siswan	21 km
District headquarters	Siwan	21 km

Villages closest to Bakhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhri village had a population of 2,516. That makes it the 17th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Bakhri village has 1,146 males and 1,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhri has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bakhri is 841203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhri covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhri falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhri is Duraundha Junction, about 9.6 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 Bakhri.

Bakhri is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhri is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 9.6 km away. Mahārājgani is about 15 km away. Siswan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.