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About Bahera Village

Bahera is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 409 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahera village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rajgir
Pincode 803116
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 409
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Bahera compares

By the 2011 count Bahera is the 33rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 10.0 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 926.

Getting to Bahera

Bahera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahera 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 Bahera from other places

Bahera lies about 18 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgir, about 9.6 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 Bahera
Nearest town Silao 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Rajgir 9.6 km
District headquarters Nalanda 18 km

Villages closest to Bahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahera village had a population of 798. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Bahera village has 409 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahera has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Bahera is 803116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahera covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahera falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahera is Rajgir, about 9.6 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 Bahera.

Bahera is about 18 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahera is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Silao is about 9.1 km away. Rajgir is about 9.6 km away. Nalanda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barnausa (under 2 km), Tetaria (1.8 km) and Molnadih (2.2 km).

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

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