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About Bakra Village

Bakra is a mid sized village in Beri tehsil, in the district of Jhajjar, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 843 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 124201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakra village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jhajjar
Tehsil Beri
Pincode 124201
Area (hectares) 400 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 843
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakra compares

By the 2011 count Bakra is the 32nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Bakra

Bakra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakra from other places

Bakra lies about 17 km from Jhajjar, and the nearest railway station is Dighal, about 11 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 Bakra
Tehsil headquarters Beri 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Dighal 11 km
District headquarters Jhajjar 17 km

Villages closest to Bakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakra village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,680 residents.

Bakra village has 843 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakra has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Bakra is 124201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakra covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakra falls under Beri tehsil of Jhajjar district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Bakra is Dighal, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bakra is about 17 km from Jhajjar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakra is in Beri tehsil of Jhajjar district. Beri is about 4.6 km away. Dighal is about 11 km away. Jhajjar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhurana (3.4 km), Bisahan (3.6 km) and Baghpur (3.7 km).

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

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