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About Bakhopur Village

Bakhopur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 458 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhopur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222201
Area (hectares) 41.41 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 458
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhopur compares

By the 2011 count Bakhopur is the 275th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 41.41 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Bakhopur

Bakhopur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakhopur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bakhopur from other places

Bakhopur lies about 37 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 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 Bakhopur
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 16 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 37 km

Villages closest to Bakhopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhopur village had a population of 930. That makes it the 275th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Bakhopur village has 458 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhopur has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Bakhopur is 222201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhopur covers 41.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakhopur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakhopur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhopur.

Bakhopur is about 37 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhopur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 16 km away. Machhlishahr is about 16 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alaiya (under 2 km), Bhatauli Duban (under 2 km) and Haripur Ta Alaiya (under 2 km).

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

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