About Bakhar Village

Bakhar is a mid sized village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 262 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Mandar
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	134.26 hectares
Population	519
Male Population	262
Female Population	257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
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 Bakhar compares

By the 2011 count Bakhar is the 65th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 134.26 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bakhar

Bakhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bakhar 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 Bakhar from other places

Bakhar lies about 34 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, about 6.4 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 Bakhar
Nearest railway station	Narkopi	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mandar	10 km
Nearest town	Rātu	23 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	34 km

Villages closest to Bakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhar village had a population of 519. That makes it the 65th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Bakhar village has 262 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bakhar is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhar covers 134.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhar falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakhar is Narkopi, about 6.4 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 Bakhar.

Bakhar is about 34 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhar is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Narkopi is about 6.4 km away. Mandar is about 10 km away. Rātu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.