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About Barhea Village

Barhea is one of the larger villages in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,081, made up of 2,511 males and 2,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares.

Barhea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 5,081
Male Population 2,511
Female Population 2,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barhea compares

By the 2011 count Barhea is the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Barhea

Barhea is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhea as Available within <5 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 Barhea from other places

Barhea lies about 18 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 4.7 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 Barhea
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 4.7 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 18 km

Villages closest to Barhea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhea village had a population of 5,081. That makes it the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Barhea village has 2,511 males and 2,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhea has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Barhea covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhea falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhea is Ratan Sarai, about 4.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barhea.

Barhea is about 18 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhea is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Barauli is about 3.3 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 4.7 km away. Gopalganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salona (under 2 km), Bankat (under 2 km) and Sarar (1.5 km).

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

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