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About Barahra Village

Barahra is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,889, made up of 3,649 males and 3,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Barhara
Pincode 802311
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 6,889
Male Population 3,649
Female Population 3,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Barahra compares

By the 2011 count Barahra is the 9th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Barahra

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

Barahra lies about 143 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 5.4 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
Tehsil headquarters Barhara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Rajanagar 5.4 km
Nearest town Madhubani 14 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 143 km

Villages closest to Barahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhara 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 6,889. That makes it the 9th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Barahra village has 3,649 males and 3,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahra has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Barahra is 802311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahra covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barahra falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahra is Rajanagar, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barahra.

Barahra is about 143 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahra is in Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. Barhara is about under 2 km away. Rajanagar is about 5.4 km away. Madhubani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhangawan (4.7 km), Ramsagar (5.3 km) and Bakhorapur (8.5 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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