About Baraha Village

Baraha is a large village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,037, made up of 1,115 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dumaria
Pincode	824206
Area (hectares)	680 hectares
Population	2,037
Male Population	1,115
Female Population	922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	827
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraha compares

By the 2011 count Baraha is the 20th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 680 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Baraha

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

How far is Baraha from other places

Baraha lies about 62 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 37 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 Baraha
Tehsil headquarters	Dumaria	11 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	30 km
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	37 km
District headquarters	Gaya	62 km

Villages closest to Baraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraha village had a population of 2,037. That makes it the 20th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Baraha village has 1,115 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraha has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Baraha is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraha covers 680 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraha falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraha is Dev Road Halt, about 37 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 - 10 km distance for Baraha.

Baraha is about 62 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraha is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 11 km away. Aurangābād is about 30 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.