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About Berhea Village

Berhea is a large village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,926, made up of 1,501 males and 1,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berhea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berhea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Ziradei
Pincode 841245
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 2,926
Male Population 1,501
Female Population 1,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Berhea compares

By the 2011 count Berhea is the 18th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Berhea

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

Berhea lies about 6.7 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 4.9 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 Berhea
Nearest railway station Jiradei 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ziradei 6.7 km
District headquarters Siwan 6.7 km
Nearest town Siwān 6.7 km

Villages closest to Berhea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berhea village had a population of 2,926. That makes it the 18th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Berhea village has 1,501 males and 1,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berhea has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Berhea is 841245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berhea covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Berhea falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Berhea is Jiradei, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Berhea.

Berhea is about 6.7 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berhea is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 4.9 km away. Ziradei is about 6.7 km away. Siwan is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baroha (under 2 km), Hasanpurwa (1.6 km) and Hir Makriar (3.7 km).

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

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