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About Berthu Village

Berthu is one of the larger villages in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,565, made up of 3,364 males and 3,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berthu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Pincode 804431
Area (hectares) 683 hectares
Population 6,565
Male Population 3,364
Female Population 3,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Berthu compares

By the 2011 count Berthu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 683 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Berthu

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

How far is Berthu from other places

Berthu lies about 27 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 6.3 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 Berthu
Nearest railway station Gawaspur 6.3 km
Nearest town Hilsa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 27 km
District headquarters Nalanda 27 km

Villages closest to Berthu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Berthu

As per the Census of India 2011, Berthu village had a population of 6,565. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Berthu village has 3,364 males and 3,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berthu has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Berthu is 804431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berthu covers 683 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Berthu falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Berthu is Gawaspur, about 6.3 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 km distance for Berthu.

Berthu is about 27 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berthu is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Gawaspur is about 6.3 km away. Hilsa is about 11 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amat (under 2 km), Abupur (1.7 km) and Asia (2.0 km).

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

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