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About Barahi Village

Barahi is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 433 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 433
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is the 92nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Barahi

Barahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barahi 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 Barahi from other places

Barahi lies about 37 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, 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 Barahi
Tehsil headquarters Goh 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 37 km

Villages closest to Barahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahi village had a population of 841. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Barahi village has 433 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Barahi covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barahi falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahi is Rafiganj, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barahi.

Barahi is about 37 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahi is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 4.8 km away. Rafiganj is about 14 km away. Aurangabad is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghanto (under 2 km), Kurmain (1.7 km) and Tikaura (1.7 km).

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

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