About Barheta Village

Barheta is a large village in Banke Bazar tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,438, made up of 1,787 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares.

Barheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barheta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Banke Bazar
Area (hectares)	299 hectares
Population	3,438
Male Population	1,787
Female Population	1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barheta compares

By the 2011 count Barheta is the 8th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Barheta

Barheta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barheta as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barheta from other places

Barheta lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 15 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 Barheta
Nearest town	Bagaha	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banke Bazar	25 km
District headquarters	Gaya	25 km

Villages closest to Barheta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banke Bazar 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 Barheta

As per the Census of India 2011, Barheta village had a population of 3,438. That makes it the 8th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Barheta village has 1,787 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barheta has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Barheta covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barheta falls under Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barheta is Bansinala Halt, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barheta.

Barheta is about 25 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barheta is in Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 5.8 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 15 km away. Banke Bazar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.