About Barahi Village

Barahi is one of the larger villages in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,343, made up of 4,931 males and 4,412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 846005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Keotiranway
Pincode	846005
Area (hectares)	335 hectares
Population	9,343
Male Population	4,931
Female Population	4,412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 28 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 903.

Getting to Barahi

Barahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahi 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 Barahi from other places

Barahi lies about 27 km from Darbhanga. 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 town	Madhubani	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keotiranway	11 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	27 km

Villages closest to Barahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keotiranway 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 9,343. That makes it the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Barahi village has 4,931 males and 4,412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Barahi is 846005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahi covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barahi falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Barahi notes the nearest railway station 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 Barahi.

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

Barahi is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Madhubani is about 6.1 km away. Keotiranway is about 11 km away. Darbhanga is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.