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About Buari Village

Buari is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,537, made up of 2,359 males and 2,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares.

Buari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 358 hectares
Population 4,537
Male Population 2,359
Female Population 2,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Buari compares

By the 2011 count Buari is the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Buari

Buari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Buari from other places

Buari lies about 129 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 6.5 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 Buari
Nearest railway station Harnagar 6.5 km
Nearest town Benipur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 129 km

Villages closest to Buari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buari village had a population of 4,537. That makes it the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Buari village has 2,359 males and 2,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buari has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Buari covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buari falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Buari is Harnagar, about 6.5 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 village for Buari.

Buari is about 129 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buari is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Harnagar is about 6.5 km away. Benipur is about 20 km away. Dagarua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagulabari (under 2 km), Mahalbari (under 2 km) and Phulbari (under 2 km).

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

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