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About Bahira Village

Bahira is a large village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,928, made up of 2,684 males and 2,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Kharagpur
Pincode 811211
Area (hectares) 454 hectares
Population 4,928
Male Population 2,684
Female Population 2,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahira compares

By the 2011 count Bahira is the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 454 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bahira

Bahira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bahira from other places

Bahira lies about 19 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur Road, about 3.8 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 Bahira
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur Road 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur 12 km
District headquarters Munger 19 km

Villages closest to Bahira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahira village had a population of 4,928. That makes it the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Bahira village has 2,684 males and 2,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahira has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bahira is 811211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahira covers 454 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahira falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahira is Kalyanpur Road, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahira.

Bahira is about 19 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahira is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kalyanpur Road is about 3.8 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Munger is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahiri (under 2 km), Bindraban (under 2 km) and Galimpur (under 2 km).

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

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