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About Bairbana Village

Bairbana is a small village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 70 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Bairbana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairbana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 70
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
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 Bairbana compares

By the 2011 count Bairbana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bairbana

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

Bairbana lies about 150 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 3.0 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 Bairbana
Nearest railway station Khajauli 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhara 9.8 km
Nearest town Jainagar 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 150 km

Villages closest to Bairbana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairbana village had a population of 152. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Bairbana village has 70 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairbana has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Bairbana covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bairbana falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairbana is Khajauli, about 3.0 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 Bairbana.

Bairbana is about 150 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairbana is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Khajauli is about 3.0 km away. Barhara is about 9.8 km away. Jainagar 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 Bela Paemu (5.3 km), Bela Paemu Milik (5.3 km) and Belaganj (5.3 km).

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

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