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About Bahiri Village

Bahiri is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,769, made up of 875 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.58 hectares hectares.

Bahiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahiri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 142.58 hectares
Population 1,769
Male Population 875
Female Population 894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahiri compares

By the 2011 count Bahiri is the 124th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 142.58 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Bahiri

The census records public bus service for Bahiri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahiri from other places

Bahiri lies about 15 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, 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 Bahiri
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 15 km

Villages closest to Bahiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahiri village had a population of 1,769. That makes it the 124th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Bahiri village has 875 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahiri has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Bahiri covers 142.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahiri falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahiri is Mihrawan, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bahiri is about 15 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahiri is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 10 km away. Kerakat is about 15 km away. Jaunpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Ailia (3.2 km), Arazi Jarasi (3.2 km) and Arazi Koilari (3.2 km).

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

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