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About Bakhri Sultan Village

Bakhri Sultan is a mid sized village in Chehra Kalan tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 373 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Bakhri Sultan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhri Sultan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Chehra Kalan
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 373
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhri Sultan compares

By the 2011 count Bakhri Sultan is the 46th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bakhri Sultan

Bakhri Sultan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakhri Sultan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sultan from other places

Bakhri Sultan lies about 41 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bennipatti Pirapur, 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 Bakhri Sultan
Tehsil headquarters Chehra Kalan 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Bennipatti Pirapur 16 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 27 km
District headquarters Vaishali 41 km

Villages closest to Bakhri Sultan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chehra Kalan 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 Sultan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhri Sultan village had a population of 687. That makes it the 46th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents.

Bakhri Sultan village has 373 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhri Sultan has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Bakhri Sultan covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhri Sultan falls under Chehra Kalan tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bakhri Sultan is Bennipatti Pirapur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bakhri Sultan.

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

Bakhri Sultan is in Chehra Kalan tehsil of Vaishali district. Chehra Kalan is about 9.1 km away. Bennipatti Pirapur is about 16 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Garh (under 2 km), Kishunpur Telaur (1.5 km) and Mohammadpur Tori (1.5 km).

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

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