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About Baraila Village

Baraila is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 708 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Baraila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 1,349
Male Population 708
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baraila compares

By the 2011 count Baraila is the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 81 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, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Baraila

Baraila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baraila 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraila from other places

Baraila lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 2.9 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 Baraila
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 6.3 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 23 km

Villages closest to Baraila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Baraila

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraila village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Baraila village has 708 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraila has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Baraila covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baraila falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraila is Bansinala Halt, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baraila.

Baraila is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraila is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 2.9 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 6.3 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khabhra (1.6 km), Barsiwan (1.9 km) and Bilandpur (2.2 km).

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

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