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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MUNNI KUMARI
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- LGD code
- 235071
- Pincode
- 844122
- Post office
- Mahuwa
- Population
- 687
- Households
- 108
- Literacy rate
- 39.2%
- Sex ratio
- 842 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 237
Census 2011 · in context
How Bakhri Sultan compares
By population, Bakhri Sultan ranks #46 of 54 villages in Chehra Kalan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.2%
−13.9% vs mandal average
- Bakhri Sultan
- 39.2%
- Chehra Kalan mandal
- 53.1%
- Vaishali district
- 55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
842
−70 vs mandal average
- Bakhri Sultan
- 842
- Chehra Kalan mandal
- 912
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Bakhri Sultan
- 6.4
- Chehra Kalan mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakhri Sultan at a glance
Bakhri Sultan is a village of 687 people in 108 households (Census 2011) in Chehra Kalan block, Vaishali district, Bihar, the 46th-largest of 54 villages in Chehra Kalan block. Literacy is 39%, 14 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 842 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 844122, served by Mahuwa post office; the LGD village code is 235071. The sarpanch is MUNNI KUMARI, and the village votes in Bakhri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar. The population is estimated at 810 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhri Sultan · this village | 687 | 39% | — |
| Basti · Chehra Kalan | 2,492 | 47% | — |
| Mohammadpur Tori · Chehra Kalan | 2,090 | 48% | — |
| Kishunpur Telaur · Chehra Kalan | 1,773 | 57% | — |
| Bishunpur Garh · Chehra Kalan | 1,638 | 59% | — |
| Bakhri Dua · Chehra Kalan | 1,585 | 56% | — |
| Hedayatpur Haji Chak · Chehra Kalan | 936 | 60% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakhri Sultan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- 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
- HAJIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Basti Sarkishan
- Total area (ha)
- 65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 27.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bakhri Sultan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bakhri Sultan
- LGD code
- 235071
- Pincode
- 844122
- Post office
- Mahuwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 687
- Population (projected 2026)
- 810
- Households
- 108
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 842
- Literacy rate
- 39.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhri
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MUNNI KUMARI
- Block / Mandal
- Chehra Kalan
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 844122
- Singhara BuzurgMahua mandal23,382 pop
- Mahua Singh RaeMahua mandal12,521 pop
- Mirza NagarMahua mandal9,140 pop
- Jahangirpur SalthaniMahua mandal8,709 pop
- Kasba Mahua Urf Makundpur ChakMahua mandal8,698 pop
- Chhapra KhajechandChehra Kalan mandal7,853 pop
- Rasulpur Mohiuddin Urf MadhaulMahua mandal7,377 pop
- Akhtiarpur SihanChehra Kalan mandal7,233 pop
- Karhatia BuzurgChehra Kalan mandal6,671 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bakhri Sultan
Other villages in Chehra Kalan mandal
View all 56+ →- Chhapra Khajechand
- Akhtiarpur Sihan
- Karhatia Buzurg
- Mansurpur Halayia
- Chehra Kalan Urf Mohammadpur
- Mathna Malik Urf Mathna Bhim
- Rasulpur Fateh
- Chhaurahi
- Salempur Dumaria
- Bishunpur Anrra
- Chapait
- Ababakarpur
- Kaila Jalalpur Urf Jalalpur
- Tal Sihan
- Shahpur Khurd
- Mathna Mal Urf Mohammadpur
- Rasulpur Daud
- Sherpur Jalal
- Basti
- Babbalpur Chhaurahi
- Chainpur
- Jalalpur Birbhan
- Chak Suleman
- Mohammadpur Tori
- Hedayatpur Katahra Dakhali
- Asadpur Malbhara
- Kishunpur Telaur
- Sarae Afzal
- Saraya Urf Rasulpur Habib
- Bathna Mahodat
- Bishunpur Garh
- Mustafapur Halayia
- Rampur Dumri
- Bakhri Dua
- Chak Hanif Dullah
- Kamalpura Urf Rasulpur Patti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)