About Bairia Village

Bairia is one of the larger villages in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,216, made up of 2,639 males and 2,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.2 hectares hectares.

Bairia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	228.2 hectares
Population	5,216
Male Population	2,639
Female Population	2,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 228.2 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

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	Azamnagar	24 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 Azamnagar 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.

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Common questions about Bairia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairia village had a population of 5,216. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Bairia village has 2,639 males and 2,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairia has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Bairia covers 228.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bairia falls under Azamnagar 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 Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Tejnarayanpur is about 7.2 km away. Manihāri is about 16 km away. Azamnagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.