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About Bairia Village

Bairia is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 247 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Pincode 855102
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 247
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bairia compares

By the 2011 count Bairia is the 164th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

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 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 Bairia from other places

Bairia lies about 34 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 11 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 Telta 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 34 km

Villages closest to Bairia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 480. That makes it the 164th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Bairia village has 247 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairia has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bairia is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairia covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairia falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairia is Telta, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bairia.

Bairia is about 34 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 Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 21 km away. Barsoi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowagaon (5.1 km), Bairgachhi (8.2 km) and Mahinagar (10.0 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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