Bakhira is a village on the road from Mehndawal to
Khalilabad, about 18 km from the district headquarters at Khalilabad. Bakhira is mainly known on account of the great lake, Moti Jhil. Market is held here twice a week, the main article of trade being agricultural produce, generally food-grains, brought by cultivators. The village is also noted for the brass and bronze metal work created by the artisans.