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About Bharaili Village

Bharaili is one of the larger villages in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,372, made up of 2,806 males and 2,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498 hectares hectares.

Bharaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Area (hectares) 498 hectares
Population 5,372
Male Population 2,806
Female Population 2,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Bharaili compares

By the 2011 count Bharaili is the 5th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 498 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bharaili

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

Bharaili lies about 20 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 7.2 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 Bharaili
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalgarh 7.8 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 20 km

Villages closest to Bharaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharaili village had a population of 5,372. That makes it the 5th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Bharaili village has 2,806 males and 2,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharaili has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Bharaili covers 498 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharaili falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharaili is Satar Halt, about 7.2 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 Bharaili.

Bharaili is about 20 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharaili is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Satar Halt is about 7.2 km away. Jalalgarh is about 7.8 km away. Kasba is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiarpur (1.9 km), Dihia (2.0 km) and Sarsauni (2.0 km).

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

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