About Maira Barith Village

Maira Barith is one of the larger villages in Katrisarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,962, made up of 4,101 males and 3,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maira Barith Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maira Barith village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Katrisarai
Pincode	805105
Area (hectares)	511.76 hectares
Population	7,962
Male Population	4,101
Female Population	3,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maira Barith compares

By the 2011 count Maira Barith is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 511.76 hectares work out to about 16 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 980.

Getting to Maira Barith

Maira Barith is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maira Barith 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 Maira Barith from other places

Maira Barith lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sonwarsa Halt, about 8.0 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 Maira Barith
Tehsil headquarters	Katrisarai	1.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sonwarsa Halt	8.0 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	9.4 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	25 km

Villages closest to Maira Barith

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katrisarai 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 Maira Barith

As per the Census of India 2011, Maira Barith village had a population of 7,962. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Maira Barith village has 4,101 males and 3,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maira Barith has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Maira Barith is 805105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maira Barith covers 511.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maira Barith falls under Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maira Barith is Sonwarsa Halt, about 8.0 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 Maira Barith.

Maira Barith is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maira Barith is in Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Katrisarai is about 1.5 km away. Sonwarsa Halt is about 8.0 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.