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About Bakhtiyara Village

Bakhtiyara is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 753 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.1 hectares hectares.

Bakhtiyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhtiyara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 148.1 hectares
Population 1,419
Male Population 753
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bakhtiyara compares

By the 2011 count Bakhtiyara is the 243rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 148.1 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bakhtiyara

Bakhtiyara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bakhtiyara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhtiyara from other places

Bakhtiyara lies about 42 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 3.2 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 Bakhtiyara
Nearest railway station Bhiti 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 7.0 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 21 km
District headquarters Allahabad 42 km

Villages closest to Bakhtiyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhtiyara village had a population of 1,419. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Bakhtiyara village has 753 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhtiyara has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Bakhtiyara covers 148.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhtiyara falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakhtiyara is Bhiti, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Bakhtiyara.

Bakhtiyara is about 42 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhtiyara is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 3.2 km away. Handia is about 7.0 km away. Gyānpur 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 Lokamanpur (under 2 km), Shakhraura (under 2 km) and Madhopur Jagdispur (under 2 km).

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

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