Skip to main content

About Bhokhari Village

Bhokhari is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 218 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.64 hectares hectares.

Bhokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhokhari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 40.64 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 218
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhokhari compares

By the 2011 count Bhokhari is the 760th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 40.64 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bhokhari

Bhokhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhokhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhokhari from other places

Bhokhari lies about 38 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 22 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 Bhokhari
Nearest town Bānsi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 21 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 22 km
District headquarters Basti 38 km

Villages closest to Bhokhari

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.

Common questions about Bhokhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhokhari village had a population of 410. That makes it the 760th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Bhokhari village has 218 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhokhari has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Bhokhari covers 40.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhokhari is Uska Bazar, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhokhari.

Bhokhari is about 38 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhokhari is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 12 km away. Harraiya is about 21 km away. Uska Bazar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharthapur (under 2 km), Jiv Narainpur (under 2 km) and Narainpur (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.