About Bhakasa Village

Bhakasa is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,415, made up of 1,247 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.13 hectares hectares.

Bhakasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakasa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Sahjanwa
Area (hectares)	221.13 hectares
Population	2,415
Male Population	1,247
Female Population	1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Bhakasa compares

By the 2011 count Bhakasa is the 31st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 221.13 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhakasa

Bhakasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhakasa 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 Bhakasa from other places

Bhakasa lies about 19 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kauriaa Jungle, about 7.4 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 Bhakasa
Nearest railway station	Kauriaa Jungle	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sahjanwa	15 km
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	16 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	19 km

Villages closest to Bhakasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakasa village had a population of 2,415. That makes it the 31st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Bhakasa village has 1,247 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakasa has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Bhakasa covers 221.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhakasa falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhakasa is Kauriaa Jungle, about 7.4 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 Bhakasa.

Bhakasa is about 19 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakasa is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kauriaa Jungle is about 7.4 km away. Sahjanwa is about 15 km away. Mehndāwal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.