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Bakhri

बाखरी
Katra mandal
Pincode 843321
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Bakhri is a village in Katra mandal, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, with a population of 2,198 across 432 households. The literacy rate in the village is 36.6%.

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LGD code
229120
Pincode
843321
Post office
Katra (Muzaffarpur)
Population
2,198
Households
432
Literacy rate
36.6%
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000♂
Workers
738
Distance to district centre
42 km
Distance to mandal centre
57 km
Distance to Patna
112 km
Distance to Kolkata
399 km
Nearest railway station
Salauna · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Bahadurpur · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bakhri compares

By population, Bakhri ranks #36 of 80 villages in Katra mandal.

Literacy rate
%
36.6%
−8.3% vs mandal average
Bakhri
36.6%
Katra mandal
44.9%
Muzaffarpur district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
883
−25 vs mandal average
Bakhri
883
Katra mandal
908
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Bakhri
5.1
Katra mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bakhri at a glance

Bakhri is a village of 2,198 people in 432 households (Census 2011) in Katra block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 36th-largest of 80 villages in Katra block. Literacy is 37%, 8 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 883 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Muzaffarpur district centre, 7 km from Parihara, the nearest town, under 1 km from Salauna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 843321, served by Katra (Muzaffarpur) post office; the LGD village code is 229120. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bahadurpur, 4 km away. The village votes in Bahadurpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madan Sahni. The population is estimated at 2,591 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sonpur

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Bakhri · this village2,19837%
Bakhri · Kalyanpur1,15360%0 km N
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Bakhri · Siswan2,51658%0 km N
Bakhri · Kalyanpur57148%0 km N
Bakhri · Kuchaikote2,07154%0 km N
Bakhri · Gaunaha1,31970%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakhri

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MUZAFFARPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Sonapur
Total area (ha)
58
Irrigated area (ha)
34.3
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bakhri

LGD code
229120
Pincode
843321
Post office
Katra (Muzaffarpur)
Population (Census 2011)
2,198
Population (projected 2026)
2,591
Households
432
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
883
Literacy rate
36.6%
Coordinates
25.60016°N, 86.25587°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bahadurpur
Member of Parliament
Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Madan Sahni
Block / Mandal
Katra
Getting there

How to reach Bakhri

Mandal centre
Katra · ≈ 57 km
≈ 1 h 58 min by car · 2 h 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Muzaffarpur · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 25 min by car · 1 h 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,178 people
Parihara · ≈ 7.2 km
≈ 15 min by car · 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna112 kmcapital
  • Kolkata399 km
  • Delhi956 km
  • Hyderabad1216 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSalauna<1 km
  • Bus stopHarhar Mahadev24 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bahadurpur4 km
  • ATM / bankSBI24 km
  • Petrol pumpLPG gas station21 km
  • CollegeG.D College24 km
  • Police stationBachhawara36 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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