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About Barahiya Village

Barahiya is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 334 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 334
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahiya compares

By the 2011 count Barahiya is the 53rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Barahiya

Barahiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barahiya as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barahiya from other places

Barahiya lies about 23 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, 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 Barahiya
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 3.4 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 14 km
District headquarters Arwal 23 km

Villages closest to Barahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahiya village had a population of 697. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Barahiya village has 334 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahiya has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Barahiya is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahiya covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahiya falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahiya is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Barahiya.

Barahiya is about 23 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahiya is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 3.4 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milki (under 2 km), Mahmadpur (under 2 km) and Baid Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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