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About Bahirkhed Village

Bahirkhed is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 320 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares.

Bahirkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 320
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahirkhed compares

By the 2011 count Bahirkhed is the 99th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bahirkhed

Bahirkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahirkhed as Available within village. 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 Bahirkhed from other places

Bahirkhed lies about 21 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Borgaon, about 6.0 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 Bahirkhed
Nearest railway station Borgaon 6.0 km
Nearest town Umbri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 21 km

Villages closest to Bahirkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahirkhed village had a population of 652. That makes it the 99th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Bahirkhed village has 320 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirkhed has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Bahirkhed covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahirkhed falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bahirkhed is Borgaon, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bahirkhed.

Bahirkhed is about 21 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahirkhed is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Borgaon is about 6.0 km away. Umbri is about 18 km away. Akola is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telkhed (1.8 km), Dahigaon (2.3 km) and Majalapur (3.7 km).

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

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