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About Bherihari Village

Bherihari is a large village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,673, made up of 1,901 males and 1,772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bherihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bherihari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Pincode 845301
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 3,673
Male Population 1,901
Female Population 1,772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Bherihari compares

By the 2011 count Bherihari is the 22nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bherihari

Bherihari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bherihari 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 Bherihari from other places

Bherihari lies about 29 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Adapur, about 5.3 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 Bherihari
Nearest railway station Adapur 5.3 km
Nearest town Raxaul 12 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 29 km

Villages closest to Bherihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bherihari village had a population of 3,673. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Bherihari village has 1,901 males and 1,772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bherihari has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Bherihari is 845301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bherihari covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bherihari falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bherihari is Adapur, about 5.3 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 Bherihari.

Bherihari is about 29 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bherihari is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Adapur is about 5.3 km away. Raxaul is about 12 km away. Purba Champaran is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubaha (under 2 km), Sirsia Khurd (under 2 km) and Bairiya (1.7 km).

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

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