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About Barhea Village

Barhea is a large village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,609, made up of 1,800 males and 1,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Barhea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 3,609
Male Population 1,800
Female Population 1,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Barhea compares

By the 2011 count Barhea is the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Barhea

Barhea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barhea 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 Barhea from other places

Barhea lies about 28 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station Jiradei 4.9 km
Nearest town Siwān 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 28 km

Villages closest to Barhea

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hathua 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 3,609. That makes it the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Barhea village has 1,800 males and 1,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhea has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Barhea covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhea falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhea is Jiradei, about 4.9 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 Barhea.

Barhea is about 28 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 Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jiradei is about 4.9 km away. Siwān is about 6.7 km away. Hathua is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (2.9 km), Repura (5.1 km) and Atwa Karan Urf Mahadewa (6.7 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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