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About Bhakhar Village

Bhakhar is a mid sized village in Bairia tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 464 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.37 hectares hectares.

Bhakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bairia
Area (hectares) 22.37 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 464
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhakhar compares

By the 2011 count Bhakhar is the 77th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents. Its 22.37 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Bhakhar

Bhakhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhakhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhakhar from other places

Bhakhar lies about 18 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Baheri, about 4.9 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 Bhakhar
Nearest railway station Baheri 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bairia 18 km
District headquarters Ballia 18 km

Villages closest to Bhakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakhar village had a population of 879. That makes it the 77th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents.

Bhakhar village has 464 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakhar has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Bhakhar covers 22.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhakhar falls under Bairia tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhakhar is Baheri, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhakhar.

Bhakhar is about 18 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakhar is in Bairia tehsil of Ballia district. Baheri is about 4.9 km away. Bairia is about 18 km away. Ballia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakhahar Noorpur (under 2 km), Lakshimipur (under 2 km) and Chand Diar (3.4 km).

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

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