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About Baraili Village

Baraili is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 693 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Baraili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 693
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Baraili compares

By the 2011 count Baraili is the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Baraili

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

Baraili lies about 145 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 4.7 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
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 4.7 km
Nearest town Rusera 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 9.5 km
District headquarters Purnia 145 km

Villages closest to Baraili

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 Baraili

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraili village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 54th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Baraili village has 693 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraili has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Baraili covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baraili falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraili is Rusera Ghat, about 4.7 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 Baraili.

Baraili is about 145 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Rusera Ghat is about 4.7 km away. Rusera is about 5.6 km away. Dagarua is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (4.3 km), Basdaha (5.7 km) and Bhakhri Shahijana (5.9 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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