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About Barahima Village

Barahima is a large village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,834, made up of 1,836 males and 1,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Barahima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahima village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 3,834
Male Population 1,836
Female Population 1,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahima compares

By the 2011 count Barahima is the 13th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Barahima

Barahima is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahima 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barahima from other places

Barahima lies about 26 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 7.2 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 Barahima
Nearest railway station Sidhwalia 7.2 km
Nearest town Barauli 10 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 26 km

Villages closest to Barahima

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahima village had a population of 3,834. That makes it the 13th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Barahima village has 1,836 males and 1,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahima has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Barahima covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahima falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahima is Sidhwalia, about 7.2 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 village for Barahima.

Barahima is about 26 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahima is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 7.2 km away. Barauli is about 10 km away. Gopalganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagiraha (under 2 km), Mathia (under 2 km) and Amarpura (1.5 km).

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

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