# Bairia Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Bairia

Bairia is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,904 people in 651 households**, the 3rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 3,904people (2011)
- 651households
- 59.9%literacy
- 1,176females per 1,000 males

## Bairia PIN code and other codes

Bairia falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBairia
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229746

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bairia from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bairia?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bairia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vishunpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Debariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewaria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bairia known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 74% of the 583 hectares of village land is sown, and 405 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bairia

Of every 100 households in Bairia in 2011, 44 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bairia · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****11%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**68%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bairia?

■ Bairia · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1176**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**979

Working population ****25.4%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 48.2% for women. 34% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 297 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (4%) · **■** Marginal 637 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Katiya

- Rudarpur5,754 people
- Gaura4,204 people
- Pakri2,948 people
- Bilahi Khas2,662 people
- Shamdas Bagahi2,310 people
- KarKataha2,302 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bairia from Gopalganj?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bairia?3,904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bairia in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bairia?59.9% (Census 2011)