About Bherharia Village

Bherharia is one of the larger villages in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,419, made up of 2,849 males and 2,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.63 hectares hectares.

Bherharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bherharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Area (hectares)	521.63 hectares
Population	5,419
Male Population	2,849
Female Population	2,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bherharia compares

By the 2011 count Bherharia is the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 521.63 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bherharia

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

How far is Bherharia from other places

Bherharia lies about 52 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 20 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 Bherharia
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	7.4 km
Nearest town	Arwal	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Garhani	20 km
District headquarters	Patna	52 km

Villages closest to Bherharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bherharia village had a population of 5,419. That makes it the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Bherharia village has 2,849 males and 2,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bherharia has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Bherharia covers 521.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bherharia falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bherharia is Garhani, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Bherharia.

Bherharia is about 52 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bherharia is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 7.4 km away. Arwal is about 9.6 km away. Garhani is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.