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About Barahuria Village

Barahuria is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 605 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahuria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 805128
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 605
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahuria compares

By the 2011 count Barahuria is the 63rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Barahuria

Barahuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barahuria as Available within <5 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 Barahuria from other places

Barahuria lies about 71 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 4.0 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 Barahuria
Nearest railway station Pothahi 4.0 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 71 km

Villages closest to Barahuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahuria village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Barahuria village has 605 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahuria has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Barahuria is 805128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahuria covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barahuria falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahuria is Pothahi, about 4.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barahuria.

Barahuria is about 71 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahuria is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Pothahi is about 4.0 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 9.1 km away. Fatehpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharahara Kalan (3.1 km), Dharahara Khurd (3.1 km) and Dehuri (4.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barahuria today is likely to be higher.

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