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About Bairgachhi Village

Bairgachhi is a large village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,022, made up of 1,501 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.6 hectares hectares.

Bairgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairgachhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Sikti
Area (hectares) 243.6 hectares
Population 3,022
Male Population 1,501
Female Population 1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 18th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 243.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bairgachhi

Bairgachhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bairgachhi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 18 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 21 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 Sikti 12 km
District headquarters Araria 18 km
Nearest town Arāria 18 km
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 21 km

Villages closest to Bairgachhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikti 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 3,022. That makes it the 18th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Bairgachhi village has 1,501 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairgachhi has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Bairgachhi covers 243.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairgachhi falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairgachhi is Haldita Bihar, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bairgachhi.

Bairgachhi is about 18 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 Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 12 km away. Araria is about 18 km away. Arāria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohagmara (under 2 km), Pothia (under 2 km) and Karahbari (1.8 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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