About Barhuwa Village

Barhuwa is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,207, made up of 1,688 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Barhuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhuwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	191 hectares
Population	3,207
Male Population	1,688
Female Population	1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhuwa compares

By the 2011 count Barhuwa is the 40th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Barhuwa

Barhuwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barhuwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barhuwa from other places

Barhuwa lies about 30 km from Araria. 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 Barhuwa
Nearest town	Jogbani	23 km
District headquarters	Araria	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	33 km

Villages closest to Barhuwa

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

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Common questions about Barhuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhuwa village had a population of 3,207. That makes it the 40th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Barhuwa village has 1,688 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhuwa has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Barhuwa covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhuwa falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Barhuwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barhuwa.

Barhuwa is about 30 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhuwa is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jogbani is about 23 km away. Araria is about 30 km away. Jokihat is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.