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About Barheta Village

Barheta is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 567 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barheta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Pincode 804423
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 567
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barheta compares

By the 2011 count Barheta is the 44th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Barheta

Barheta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barheta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barheta from other places

Barheta lies about 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 13 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 Barheta
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 13 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 14 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 14 km

Villages closest to Barheta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Barheta

As per the Census of India 2011, Barheta village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 44th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Barheta village has 567 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barheta has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Barheta is 804423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barheta covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barheta falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barheta is Jehanabad Court, about 13 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 km distance for Barheta.

Barheta is about 14 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barheta is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 6.2 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 13 km away. Jehanabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (under 2 km), Ballopur (under 2 km) and Bandipur Barheta (under 2 km).

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

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