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About Bahirkhed Village

Bahirkhed is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 172 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.9 hectares hectares.

Bahirkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 242.9 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 172
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 103rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 242.9 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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 Barshitakli 21 km
District headquarters Akola 21 km

Villages closest to Bahirkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barshitakli 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 341. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bahirkhed village has 172 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirkhed has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Bahirkhed covers 242.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahirkhed falls under Barshitakli 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 Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Borgaon is about 6.0 km away. Umbri is about 18 km away. Barshitakli 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 Ramgaon (4.0 km), Mirzapur (5.7 km) and Dhotarkhed (8.9 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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