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About Barahra Village

Barahra is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 416 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Pincode 824101
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 416
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahra compares

By the 2011 count Barahra is the 106th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 117 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 920.

Getting to Barahra

Barahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barahra from other places

Barahra lies about 16 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, about 7.4 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 Barahra
Nearest railway station Ankorha 7.4 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 16 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 16 km

Villages closest to Barahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahra village had a population of 842. That makes it the 106th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Barahra village has 416 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahra has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Barahra is 824101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahra covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahra falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahra is Ankorha, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barahra.

Barahra is about 16 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahra is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ankorha is about 7.4 km away. Aurangabad is about 16 km away. Aurangābād is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuna (under 2 km), Bagahi (under 2 km) and Thumbhi (1.6 km).

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

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