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About Bherai Village

Bherai is a large village in Rajula tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,185, made up of 2,169 males and 2,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2996.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365560, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bherai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bherai village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Amreli
Tehsil Rajula
Pincode 365560
Area (hectares) 2996.08 hectares
Population 4,185
Male Population 2,169
Female Population 2,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bherai compares

By the 2011 count Bherai is the 5th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,906 residents. Its 2996.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bherai

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

Bherai lies about 75 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Pipavav, about 5.1 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 Bherai
Nearest railway station Pipavav 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajula 8.5 km
Nearest town Rājula 8.5 km
District headquarters Amreli 75 km

Villages closest to Bherai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bherai village had a population of 4,185. That makes it the 5th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,906 residents.

Bherai village has 2,169 males and 2,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bherai has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Bherai is 365560. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bherai covers 2996.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bherai falls under Rajula tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bherai is Pipavav, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance for Bherai.

Bherai is about 75 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bherai is in Rajula tehsil of Amreli district. Pipavav is about 5.1 km away. Rajula is about 8.5 km away. Rājula is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampara No 1 (4.2 km), Rampara No 2 (4.2 km) and Pipavav (4.2 km).

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

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