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About Bahera Village

Bahera is a large village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,347, made up of 1,208 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Bahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahera village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Guraru
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 2,347
Male Population 1,208
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahera compares

By the 2011 count Bahera is the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Bahera

Bahera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahera as Available within 5 - 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 Bahera from other places

Bahera lies about 42 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 22 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 Bahera
Tehsil headquarters Guraru 9.1 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 42 km

Villages closest to Bahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahera village had a population of 2,347. That makes it the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Bahera village has 1,208 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahera has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Bahera covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahera falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahera is Rafiganj, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bahera.

Bahera is about 42 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahera is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 9.1 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Rafiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathra (2.1 km), Gangati (3.2 km) and Kolhea (7.3 km).

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

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