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About Barokhar Village

Barokhar is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 754 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.63 hectares hectares.

Barokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barokhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 120.63 hectares
Population 1,529
Male Population 754
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Barokhar compares

By the 2011 count Barokhar is the 50th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 120.63 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Barokhar

Barokhar 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 Barokhar 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 Barokhar from other places

Barokhar lies about 136 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Dudhaunda, about 3.3 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 Barokhar
Nearest railway station Dudhaunda 3.3 km
Nearest town Saidpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 19 km
District headquarters Basti 136 km

Villages closest to Barokhar

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 Barokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barokhar village had a population of 1,529. That makes it the 50th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Barokhar village has 754 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barokhar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Barokhar covers 120.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barokhar is Dudhaunda, about 3.3 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 Barokhar.

Barokhar is about 136 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barokhar is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Dudhaunda is about 3.3 km away. Saidpur is about 18 km away. Bhanpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopa (2.7 km), Narkatha (4.7 km) and Sonvarsa (5.0 km).

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

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