About Barahi Village

Barahi is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,270, made up of 1,178 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	2,270
Male Population	1,178
Female Population	1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is the 25th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Barahi

Barahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barahi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barahi from other places

Barahi lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station	Jakhim	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	14 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	19 km

Villages closest to Barahi

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

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Common questions about Barahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahi village had a population of 2,270. That makes it the 25th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Barahi village has 1,178 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Barahi covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barahi falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahi is Jakhim, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Barahi is about 19 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 Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 4.9 km away. Rafiganj is about 14 km away. Aurangabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.