About Barahi Bigha Village

Barahi Bigha is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 307 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares.

Barahi Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	24 hectares
Population	563
Male Population	307
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	834
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 Barahi Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Barahi Bigha is the 119th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barahi Bigha

Barahi Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barahi Bigha 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 Barahi Bigha from other places

Barahi Bigha lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 17 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 Barahi Bigha
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	under 2 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	28 km

Villages closest to Barahi Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahi Bigha village had a population of 563. That makes it the 119th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Barahi Bigha village has 307 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi Bigha has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Barahi Bigha covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barahi Bigha falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahi Bigha is Guraru, about 17 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 Barahi Bigha.

Barahi Bigha is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahi Bigha is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about under 2 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Guraru is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.