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About Bairgachhi Village

Bairgachhi is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,256, made up of 1,159 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares.

Bairgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairgachhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 2,256
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bairgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Bairgachhi is the 39th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bairgachhi

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

How far is Bairgachhi from other places

Bairgachhi lies about 34 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 2.6 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 Bairgachhi
Nearest railway station Telta 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 29 km
District headquarters Purnia 34 km

Villages closest to Bairgachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairgachhi village had a population of 2,256. That makes it the 39th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Bairgachhi village has 1,159 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairgachhi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Bairgachhi covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairgachhi falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairgachhi is Telta, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Bairgachhi.

Bairgachhi is about 34 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairgachhi is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 2.6 km away. Baisi is about 10 km away. Kasba 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 Sonaur (under 2 km), Sugwa Mahanandpur (under 2 km) and Puranganj (1.6 km).

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

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