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About Barahia Village

Barahia is a mid sized village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 261 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 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.

Barahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 261
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahia compares

By the 2011 count Barahia is the 38th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Barahia

Barahia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barahia as Available within 5 - 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 Barahia from other places

Barahia lies about 20 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 19 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 Barahia
Nearest town Tekāri 18 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 20 km
District headquarters Arwal 20 km

Villages closest to Barahia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 Barahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahia village had a population of 512. That makes it the 38th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Barahia village has 261 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahia has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

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

Barahia covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barahia falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahia is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barahia.

Barahia is about 20 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahia is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Tekāri is about 18 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 19 km away. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutubpur (under 2 km), Bithra (under 2 km) and Chand Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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