About Berai Village

Berai is one of the larger villages in Katra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,792, made up of 8,293 males and 7,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Katra
Pincode	843129
Area (hectares)	715 hectares
Population	15,792
Male Population	8,293
Female Population	7,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Berai compares

By the 2011 count Berai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents. Its 715 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Berai

Berai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Berai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Berai from other places

Berai lies about 59 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bijuli, about 1.9 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 Berai
Nearest railway station	Bijuli	1.9 km
Nearest town	Darbhanga	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katra	34 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	59 km

Villages closest to Berai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berai village had a population of 15,792. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,254 residents.

Berai village has 8,293 males and 7,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berai has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Berai is 843129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berai covers 715 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Berai falls under Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Berai is Bijuli, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Berai.

Berai is about 59 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berai is in Katra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Bijuli is about 1.9 km away. Darbhanga is about 8.6 km away. Katra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.