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About Kairia Village

Kairia is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,125, made up of 1,111 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kairia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kairia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813204
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 2,125
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kairia compares

By the 2011 count Kairia is the 43rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Kairia

Kairia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kairia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kairia from other places

Kairia lies about 35 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 10 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 Kairia
Nearest railway station Ekchari 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 11 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 35 km

Villages closest to Kairia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kairia village had a population of 2,125. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Kairia village has 1,111 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kairia has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Kairia is 813204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kairia covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kairia falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kairia is Ekchari, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kairia.

Kairia is about 35 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kairia is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 10 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Bhagalpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kairia Milik (under 2 km), Bishunpur Mahgawan Milik (under 2 km) and Mahgawan (under 2 km).

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

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