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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bakhri is a village in Riga mandal, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, with a population of 2,769 across 589 households. The literacy rate stands at 44.9%, and the village is situated at coordinates 25.600°N, 86.256°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ASHA SINGH
Contact: 94****2623
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- LGD code
- 219361
- Pincode
- 843327
- Post office
- Riga
- Population
- 2,769
- Households
- 589
- Literacy rate
- 44.9%
- Sex ratio
- 842 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 921
- Distance to district centre
- 63 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 165 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
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Bakhri താരതമ്യം
By population, Bakhri ranks #28 of 42 villages in Riga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.9%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Bakhri
- 44.9%
- Riga mandal
- 43.3%
- Sitamarhi district
- 42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
842
−52 vs mandal average
- Bakhri
- 842
- Riga mandal
- 894
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Bakhri
- 4.7
- Riga mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bakhri ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Bakhri ബിഹാർയിലെ സീതാമഹി ജില്ല, Riga ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 2,769 പേർ 589 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Riga ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 42 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 28-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 45%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 43% നേക്കാൾ 2 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 842 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് സീതാമഹി ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 63 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Pariharaൽ നിന്ന് 7 കി.മീ, Salauna റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 1 യിൽ താഴെ കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 843327, Riga പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 219361. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Government Hospital, Bahadurpur, 4 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് ASHA SINGH; ഗ്രാമം Chiraia നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Lal Babu Prasad Gupta. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 3,265, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Ganeshpur Babhangama →
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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
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SITAMARHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ganeshpur Babhangama
- Total area (ha)
- 140.03
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 58
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bakhri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Bakhri
- LGD code
- 219361
- Pincode
- 843327
- Post office
- Riga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,769
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,265
- Households
- 589
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 842
- Literacy rate
- 44.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.60016°N, 86.25587°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chiraia
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lal Babu Prasad Gupta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ASHA SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Riga
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Bakhri എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna112 kmcapital
- Kolkata399 km
- Delhi956 km
- Hyderabad1216 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- 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
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 843327
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Riga മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 43+ →- Riga
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- Rewasi Maksudpur
- Bhagwanpur Piprarhi
- Ganeshpur Babhangawan
- Pakri
- Bhabdepur
- Panchhaur
- Posua Patania
- Rampur Gangauli
- Kapraul Siroman
- Shahbazpur
- Sirahi
- Bhagwanpur
- Mahesia
- Kusumari
- Kharsan
- Sonar
- Bhawanipur
- Anhari Ujiari
- Bhorha
- Bulakipur
- Sankhi
- Mandar
- Narsanda Urf Narsawan
- Pakri
- Barahi
- Khairwa
- Basantpur
- Ijrahia
- Asogi
- Posua Patania
- Simri
- Nazarpur
- Mathwa Azrakbe Balua Arazi
- Budhwara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)