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About Bachra Village

Bachra is a small village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 105 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 105
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachra compares

By the 2011 count Bachra is the 68th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bachra

Bachra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bachra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bachra from other places

Bachra lies about 30 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 5.3 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 Bachra
Nearest railway station Kathautia 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 30 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 30 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 30 km

Villages closest to Bachra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachra village had a population of 217. That makes it the 68th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Bachra village has 105 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachra has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bachra is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachra covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bachra falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bachra is Kathautia, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bachra.

Bachra is about 30 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachra is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kathautia is about 5.3 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Hazaribagh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amjhar (under 2 km), Konhar (3.1 km) and Arabhusai (3.2 km).

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

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