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About Barhara Village

Barhara is a mid sized village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 288 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Pincode 813201
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 288
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhara compares

By the 2011 count Barhara is the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 107 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, well above the tehsil average of 908.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 27 km from Bhagalpur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 14 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 14 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Barhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhara village had a population of 562. That makes it the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Barhara village has 288 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhara has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Barhara is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhara covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhara falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Barhara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barhara is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhara is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sultanganj is about 14 km away. Sultānganj is about 14 km away. Bhagalpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Desawar (under 2 km), Girdharpur (1.6 km) and Bath (2.7 km).

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

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