About Bistaria Village

Bistaria is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,647, made up of 9,163 males and 8,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1926 hectares hectares.

Bistaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bistaria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	1926 hectares
Population	17,647
Male Population	9,163
Female Population	8,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bistaria compares

By the 2011 count Bistaria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 1926 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bistaria

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

Bistaria lies about 28 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 12 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 Bistaria
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Simraha	12 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	20 km
District headquarters	Araria	28 km

Villages closest to Bistaria

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

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Common questions about Bistaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bistaria village had a population of 17,647. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Bistaria village has 9,163 males and 8,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bistaria has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Bistaria covers 1926 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bistaria falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bistaria is Simraha, about 12 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 village for Bistaria.

Bistaria is about 28 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bistaria is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 4.9 km away. Simraha is about 12 km away. Forbesganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.