About Baher Village

Baher is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,757, made up of 889 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares.

Baher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baher village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	277 hectares
Population	1,757
Male Population	889
Female Population	868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
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 Baher compares

By the 2011 count Baher is the 27th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Baher

Baher is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baher 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 Baher from other places

Baher lies about 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 35 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 Baher
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	9.5 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	35 km
District headquarters	Gaya	38 km

Villages closest to Baher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baher village had a population of 1,757. That makes it the 27th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Baher village has 889 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baher has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Baher covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baher falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baher is Paraiya, about 35 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 Baher.

Baher is about 38 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baher is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 9.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 9.5 km away. Paraiya is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.