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About Bairahi Village

Bairahi is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 504 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Bairahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 504
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairahi compares

By the 2011 count Bairahi is the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bairahi

Bairahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bairahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bairahi from other places

Bairahi lies about 156 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, 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 Bairahi
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 6.8 km
Nearest town Benipur 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 12 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 156 km

Villages closest to Bairahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairahi village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents.

Bairahi village has 504 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairahi has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Bairahi covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bairahi falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairahi is Biraul, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bairahi.

Bairahi is about 156 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairahi is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Jagdishpur is about 6.8 km away. Benipur is about 8.1 km away. Biraul is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahurahi (under 2 km), Mangitpur (5.1 km) and Bara Pokhar (5.8 km).

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

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