About Barahra Village

Barahra is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 379 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Barahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Kako
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	739
Male Population	379
Female Population	360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barahra compares

By the 2011 count Barahra is the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Barahra

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

Barahra lies about 7.5 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Karona, about 5.3 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kako	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Karona	5.3 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	7.5 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	7.5 km

Villages closest to Barahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kako 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 739. That makes it the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Barahra village has 379 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahra has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Barahra covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahra falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahra is Karona, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barahra.

Barahra is about 7.5 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahra is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Kako is about 2.2 km away. Karona is about 5.3 km away. Jehanabad is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.