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About Bheria Village

Bheria is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 357 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.07 hectares hectares.

Bheria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bheria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 116.07 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 357
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bheria compares

By the 2011 count Bheria is the 60th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 116.07 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Bheria

Bheria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bheria as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bheria from other places

Bheria lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Salim Pur Bihar, about 8.7 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 Bheria
Nearest railway station Salim Pur Bihar 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 8.8 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 19 km

Villages closest to Bheria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bheria village had a population of 653. That makes it the 60th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Bheria village has 357 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bheria has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Bheria covers 116.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bheria falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bheria is Salim Pur Bihar, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bheria.

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

Bheria is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Salim Pur Bihar is about 8.7 km away. Harnaut is about 8.8 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surhari (under 2 km), Kolawan (under 2 km) and Jiwanpur (1.5 km).

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

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