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About Bakhtar Village

Bakhtar is a mid sized village in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 600 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhtar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhtar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Mauranipur
Pincode 284204
Area (hectares) 332.19 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 600
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
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 Bakhtar compares

By the 2011 count Bakhtar is the 105th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 332.19 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Bakhtar

Bakhtar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bakhtar 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 Bakhtar from other places

Bakhtar lies about 71 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Mau Ranipur, 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 Bakhtar
Tehsil headquarters Mauranipur 14 km
Nearest railway station Mau Ranipur 16 km
Nearest town Nowgong 28 km
District headquarters Jhansi 71 km

Villages closest to Bakhtar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhtar village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 105th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Bakhtar village has 600 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhtar has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Bakhtar is 284204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhtar covers 332.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhtar falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakhtar is Mau Ranipur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakhtar.

Bakhtar is about 71 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhtar is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Mauranipur is about 14 km away. Mau Ranipur is about 16 km away. Nowgong is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kailua (1.8 km), Dhauri (1.9 km) and Bira (3.3 km).

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

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