About Bhankharpur Village

Bhankharpur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 131 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.34 hectares hectares.

Bhankharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhankharpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	35.34 hectares
Population	270
Male Population	131
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhankharpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhankharpur is the 969th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 35.34 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bhankharpur

Bhankharpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhankharpur 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhankharpur from other places

Bhankharpur lies about 75 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 3.7 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 Bhankharpur
Nearest railway station	Purandarpur	3.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārāganj	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	32 km
District headquarters	Basti	75 km

Villages closest to Bhankharpur

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

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Common questions about Bhankharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankharpur village had a population of 270. That makes it the 969th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Bhankharpur village has 131 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankharpur has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Bhankharpur covers 35.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhankharpur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhankharpur is Purandarpur, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhankharpur.

Bhankharpur is about 75 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhankharpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Purandarpur is about 3.7 km away. Mahārāganj is about 21 km away. Harraiya is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.