# Bairia Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Bairia

Bairia is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,216 people in 1,072 households**, the 7th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 5,216people (2011)
- 1,072households
- 27.4%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Bairia PIN code and other codes

Bairia falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBairia
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225229

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?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)27 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)27 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bastaul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 **paddy**. About 50% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bairia · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.4%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**964

Working population ****37.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.8% for men and 20.5% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 174 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 677 (35%) · **■** Other work 38 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,056 (54%)

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 Azamnagar

- Gorakhpur7,399 people
- Chaulhar6,387 people
- Pindhal5,292 people
- Amarsinghpur5,289 people
- Mahila4,516 people
- Arihana4,178 people
- Teghra4,127 people
- Nimaul3,960 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bairia from Katihar?27 km by road
- What is the population of Bairia?5,216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bairia in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bairia?27.4% (Census 2011)