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About Aira Village

Aira is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 543 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 1,015
Male Population 543
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aira compares

By the 2011 count Aira is the 45th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Aira

Aira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Aira from other places

Aira lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 14 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 Aira
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Tehta 14 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 14 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 17 km

Villages closest to Aira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Aira

As per the Census of India 2011, Aira village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 45th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Aira village has 543 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aira has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Aira is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aira covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aira falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aira is Tehta, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aira.

Aira is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aira is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 3.0 km away. Tehta is about 14 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ishaq Chak (under 2 km), Misraulia (under 2 km) and Bedauli (under 2 km).

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

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