About Barhara Village

Barhara is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 660 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Pincode	813202
Area (hectares)	103 hectares
Population	1,240
Male Population	660
Female Population	580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhara compares

By the 2011 count Barhara is the 48th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Barhara

Barhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barhara from other places

Barhara lies about 32 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Sultanganj, 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 Barhara
Nearest town	Sultānganj	14 km
Nearest railway station	Sultanganj	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	26 km
District headquarters	Banka	32 km

Villages closest to Barhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhara village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 48th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Barhara village has 660 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhara has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Barhara is 813202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhara covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhara falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhara is Sultanganj, 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 10+ km distance for Barhara.

Barhara is about 32 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhara is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Sultānganj is about 14 km away. Sultanganj is about 14 km away. Belhar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.