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About Bairia Village

Bairia is a large village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,987, made up of 2,595 males and 2,392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541 hectares hectares.

Bairia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Amdabad
Area (hectares) 541 hectares
Population 4,987
Male Population 2,595
Female Population 2,392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairia compares

By the 2011 count Bairia is the 9th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 541 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Bairia

Bairia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bairia as Available within 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 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 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Tejnarayanpur, about 7.2 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 Bairia
Nearest railway station Tejnarayanpur 7.2 km
Nearest town Manihāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdabad 31 km
District headquarters Katihar 31 km

Villages closest to Bairia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amdabad 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 4,987. That makes it the 9th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Bairia village has 2,595 males and 2,392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairia has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Bairia covers 541 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairia falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairia is Tejnarayanpur, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bairia.

Bairia is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairia is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Tejnarayanpur is about 7.2 km away. Manihāri is about 16 km away. Amdabad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dilawarpur (under 2 km), Jamra (2.5 km) and Ahmadabad (3.8 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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