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About Baraitha Village

Baraitha is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 347 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares.

Baraitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraitha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 347
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 801
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraitha compares

By the 2011 count Baraitha is the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 52 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 917.

Getting to Baraitha

Baraitha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraitha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraitha from other places

Baraitha lies about 22 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 10 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 Baraitha
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 6.0 km
Nearest town Rusera 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 10 km
District headquarters Samastipur 22 km

Villages closest to Baraitha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Baraitha

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraitha village had a population of 625. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Baraitha village has 347 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraitha has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Baraitha covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baraitha falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraitha is Angar Ghat, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baraitha.

Baraitha is about 22 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraitha is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 6.0 km away. Rusera is about 9.8 km away. Angar Ghat is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaha (under 2 km), Dewanpur (under 2 km) and Karian (2.4 km).

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

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