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About Bakharia Village

Bakharia is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 55 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakharia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272182
Area (hectares) 31.53 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 55
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bakharia compares

By the 2011 count Bakharia is the 366th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 31.53 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bakharia

Bakharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakharia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakharia from other places

Bakharia lies about 164 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lohta, about 2.4 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 Bakharia
Nearest railway station Lohta 2.4 km
Nearest town Varanasi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 18 km
District headquarters Basti 164 km

Villages closest to Bakharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakharia village had a population of 108. That makes it the 366th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Bakharia village has 55 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakharia has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bakharia is 272182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakharia covers 31.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakharia falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakharia is Lohta, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakharia.

Bakharia is about 164 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakharia is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Lohta is about 2.4 km away. Varanasi is about 10 km away. Bhanpur 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 Kakrahia (under 2 km), Karahia (under 2 km) and Karauta (1.9 km).

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

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