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About Bairgachhi Village

Bairgachhi is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 455 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairgachhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Pincode 854329
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 455
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Bairgachhi is the 81st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bairgachhi

Bairgachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bairgachhi as Available within village. 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 Bairgachhi from other places

Bairgachhi lies about 15 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 22 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 Bairgachhi
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 4.9 km
District headquarters Araria 15 km
Nearest town Arāria 15 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 22 km

Villages closest to Bairgachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairgachhi village had a population of 864. That makes it the 81st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Bairgachhi village has 455 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairgachhi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bairgachhi is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairgachhi covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bairgachhi falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairgachhi is Kusiargaon, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bairgachhi.

Bairgachhi is about 15 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairgachhi is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 4.9 km away. Araria is about 15 km away. Arāria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahanpur (under 2 km), Dumaria (under 2 km) and Shahpur (under 2 km).

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

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