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About Bairia Village

Bairia is a large village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,481, made up of 1,822 males and 1,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Pincode 854204
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 3,481
Male Population 1,822
Female Population 1,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Bairia compares

By the 2011 count Bairia is the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Bairia

Bairia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bairia 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 Bairia from other places

Bairia lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kursela, about 9.5 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 Bairia
Nearest railway station Kursela 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 11 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 44 km

Villages closest to Bairia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairia village had a population of 3,481. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Bairia village has 1,822 males and 1,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairia has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Bairia is 854204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairia covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bairia falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bairia is Kursela, about 9.5 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 Bairia.

Bairia is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairia is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Kursela is about 9.5 km away. Rupauli is about 11 km away. Naugachhia 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 Bairma (under 2 km), Harnaha (2.3 km) and Bhaua Parbal (2.8 km).

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

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