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About Barai Village

Barai is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,927, made up of 1,529 males and 1,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Islampur
Area (hectares) 277 hectares
Population 2,927
Male Population 1,529
Female Population 1,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Barai

Barai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barai from other places

Barai lies about 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about under 2 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 Barai
Nearest railway station Islampur under 2 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 2.1 km
District headquarters Nalanda 21 km

Villages closest to Barai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 2,927. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Barai village has 1,529 males and 1,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Barai covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barai falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barai is Islampur, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barai.

Barai is about 21 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Islampur is about under 2 km away. Islāmpur is about 2.1 km away. Nalanda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amnawan (under 2 km), Tetaria (under 2 km) and Milki (under 2 km).

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

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