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About Bharaili Village

Bharaili is a mid sized village in Sameli tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 852 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Sameli
Pincode 854104
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 852
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharaili compares

By the 2011 count Bharaili is the 13th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Bharaili

Bharaili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharaili 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharaili from other places

Bharaili lies about 12 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 3.5 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 Bharaili
Nearest railway station Gorphar 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sameli 12 km
District headquarters Katihar 12 km

Villages closest to Bharaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharaili village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 13th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Bharaili village has 852 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharaili has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Bharaili is 854104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharaili covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharaili falls under Sameli tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharaili is Gorphar, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bharaili.

Bharaili is about 12 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharaili is in Sameli tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 3.5 km away. Sameli is about 12 km away. Katihar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (5.9 km), Muradpur (9.3 km) and Chandpur (9.6 km).

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

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