About Barahra Village

Barahra is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,515, made up of 732 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Barahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Bijaipur
Area (hectares)	109 hectares
Population	1,515
Male Population	732
Female Population	783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahra compares

By the 2011 count Barahra is the 30th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Barahra

Barahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barahra as Available within 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 Barahra from other places

Barahra lies about 36 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 14 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 Barahra
Nearest town	Kataiya	11 km
Nearest railway station	Panchdeori Halt	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijaipur	30 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	36 km

Villages closest to Barahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahra village had a population of 1,515. That makes it the 30th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Barahra village has 732 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahra has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1101.

Barahra covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahra falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahra is Panchdeori Halt, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barahra.

Barahra is about 36 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahra is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 11 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 14 km away. Bijaipur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.