About Barhara Village

Barhara is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,686, made up of 1,734 males and 1,952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Kuchaikote
Pincode	841503
Area (hectares)	252.05 hectares
Population	3,686
Male Population	1,734
Female Population	1,952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhara compares

By the 2011 count Barhara is the 17th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 252.05 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Barhara

Barhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barhara from other places

Barhara lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 5.7 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 Barhara
Nearest railway station	Panchdeori Halt	5.7 km
Nearest town	Kataiya	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kuchaikote	24 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	24 km

Villages closest to Barhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhara village had a population of 3,686. That makes it the 17th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Barhara village has 1,734 males and 1,952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhara has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Barhara is 841503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhara covers 252.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhara falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhara is Panchdeori Halt, about 5.7 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 village for Barhara.

Barhara is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhara is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 5.7 km away. Kataiya is about 14 km away. Kuchaikote is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.