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About Bairia Village

Bairia is a large village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,904, made up of 1,794 males and 2,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583 hectares hectares.

Bairia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 583 hectares
Population 3,904
Male Population 1,794
Female Population 2,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
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 Bairia compares

By the 2011 count Bairia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 583 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Bairia

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

Bairia lies about 18 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 18 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 Bairia
Nearest town Areraj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 18 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Sasa Musa 18 km

Villages closest to Bairia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairia village had a population of 3,904. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Bairia village has 1,794 males and 2,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairia has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Bairia covers 583 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairia falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairia is Sasa Musa, about 18 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 Bairia.

Bairia is about 18 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairia is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Areraj is about 18 km away. Katiya is about 18 km away. Gopalganj 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 Mojharia (2.7 km), Naharpur (8.6 km) and Karmaini (8.7 km).

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

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