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About Baraili Village

Baraili is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,815, made up of 884 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares.

Baraili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 1,815
Male Population 884
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Baraili compares

By the 2011 count Baraili is the 46th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Baraili

Baraili is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baraili as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baraili from other places

Baraili lies about 30 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 9.1 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 Baraili
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 9.1 km
Nearest town Kasba 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 30 km

Villages closest to Baraili

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 Baraili

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraili village had a population of 1,815. That makes it the 46th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Baraili village has 884 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraili has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Baraili covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraili falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraili is Dalkhola, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baraili.

Baraili is about 30 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraili is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 1.8 km away. Dalkhola is about 9.1 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 Chopara (under 2 km), Panisadra (under 2 km) and Hathi Bandha (under 2 km).

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

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