About Barahra Village

Barahra is a mid sized village in Charpokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 858 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares.

Barahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Charpokhari
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	1,759
Male Population	858
Female Population	901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,050
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barahra compares

By the 2011 count Barahra is the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

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 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 31 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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	Kusiargaon	6.7 km
Nearest town	Arāria	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Charpokhari	31 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	31 km

Villages closest to Barahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahra village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Barahra village has 858 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahra has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Barahra covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahra falls under Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahra is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barahra is about 31 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 Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kusiargaon is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Charpokhari is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.