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About Barhepara Village

Barhepara is a small village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 261 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.8 hectares hectares.

Barhepara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhepara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 149.8 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 261
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barhepara compares

By the 2011 count Barhepara is the 79th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 149.8 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Barhepara

Barhepara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhepara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhepara from other places

Barhepara lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 14 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 Barhepara
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 14 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 22 km
District headquarters Araria 25 km

Villages closest to Barhepara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhepara village had a population of 480. That makes it the 79th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Barhepara village has 261 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhepara has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Barhepara covers 149.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhepara falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhepara is Haldita Bihar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barhepara.

Barhepara is about 25 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhepara is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 4.6 km away. Haldita Bihar is about 14 km away. Banmankhi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lutraha Bari (under 2 km), Bhorha (1.6 km) and Pahasra (2.0 km).

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

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