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About Bairia Village

Bairia is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,433, made up of 1,289 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 2,433
Male Population 1,289
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Bairia compares

By the 2011 count Bairia is the 34th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bairia

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

Bairia lies about 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 11 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 Bairia
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Telta 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 26 km

Villages closest to Bairia

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 Bairia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairia village had a population of 2,433. That makes it the 34th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Bairia village has 1,289 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairia has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bairia is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairia covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairia falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairia is Telta, about 11 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 Bairia.

Bairia is about 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairia is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 6.9 km away. Telta is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gothphar (under 2 km), Khutia (1.7 km) and Minapur (2.3 km).

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

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