About Bhiraha Village

Bhiraha is one of the larger villages in Rosera tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,000, made up of 10,496 males and 9,504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1288.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Rosera
Pincode	848216
Area (hectares)	1288.07 hectares
Population	20,000
Male Population	10,496
Female Population	9,504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhiraha compares

By the 2011 count Bhiraha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,551 residents. Its 1288.07 hectares work out to about 16 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 917.

Getting to Bhiraha

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

Bhiraha lies about 30 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, 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 Bhiraha
Tehsil headquarters	Rosera	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Naya Nagar	6.5 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	30 km

Villages closest to Bhiraha

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

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Common questions about Bhiraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiraha village had a population of 20,000. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,551 residents.

Bhiraha village has 10,496 males and 9,504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiraha has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bhiraha is 848216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiraha covers 1288.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhiraha falls under Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhiraha is Naya Nagar, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhiraha.

Bhiraha is about 30 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiraha is in Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district. Rosera is about 6.4 km away. Naya Nagar is about 6.5 km away. Samastipur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.