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About Bairia Village

Bairia is a small village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 185 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 185
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairia compares

By the 2011 count Bairia is the 79th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 17 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 928.

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 village. 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 Bairia from other places

Bairia lies about 34 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jogeswar Bihar, about 6.4 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 Jogeswar Bihar 6.4 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilambar Pitambarpur 34 km
District headquarters Palamu 34 km

Villages closest to Bairia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilambar Pitambarpur 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 349. That makes it the 79th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Bairia village has 185 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairia has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bairia is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairia covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bairia falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bairia is Jogeswar Bihar, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bairia.

Bairia is about 34 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairia is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Jogeswar Bihar is about 6.4 km away. Chitarpur is about 14 km away. Nilambar Pitambarpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamal Keria (7.7 km), Jharna (13 km) and Kanauda (17 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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