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About Bachra Village

Bachra is a mid sized village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 708 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Bariyatu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 344.4 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 708
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Bachra compares

By the 2011 count Bachra is the 15th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 344.4 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, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bachra

Bachra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bachra 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 Bachra from other places

Bachra lies about 7.3 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about under 2 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 Bendi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bariyatu 7.3 km
District headquarters Latehar 7.3 km
Nearest town Lātehār 7.3 km

Villages closest to Bachra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bariyatu 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 1,371. That makes it the 15th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Bachra village has 708 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachra has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bachra is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachra covers 344.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachra falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bachra is Bendi, about under 2 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 Bachra.

Bachra is about 7.3 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachra is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Bendi is about under 2 km away. Bariyatu is about 7.3 km away. Latehar is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harauhopa (4.8 km), Nawadih (8.8 km) and Manatu (14 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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