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About Bahera Village

Bahera is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 416 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Bahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahera village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 416
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahera compares

By the 2011 count Bahera is the 90th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 13 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 20 km

Villages closest to Bahera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 809. That makes it the 90th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Bahera village has 416 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahera has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Bahera covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahera falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahera is Bansinala Halt, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bahera.

Bahera is about 20 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 Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 4.2 km away. Wazirganj is about 13 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aropur (3.3 km), Baniyadih (3.7 km) and Eru (3.8 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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