About Berai Village

Berai is a large village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,621, made up of 1,385 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Pincode	812006
Area (hectares)	137 hectares
Population	2,621
Male Population	1,385
Female Population	1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Berai compares

By the 2011 count Berai is the 22nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Berai

Berai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Berai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Berai from other places

Berai lies about 41 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 23 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 Berai
Nearest town	Kharagpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	24 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	41 km

Villages closest to Berai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berai village had a population of 2,621. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Berai village has 1,385 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berai has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Berai is 812006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berai covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Berai falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Berai is Khariapipra Halt, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Berai.

Berai is about 41 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berai is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 23 km away. Shahkund is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.