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About Barahni Village

Barahni is a small village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 222 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 222
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Barahni compares

By the 2011 count Barahni is the 84th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Barahni

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

Barahni lies about 105 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, 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 Barahni
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chand 7.4 km
Nearest town Chandauli 18 km
District headquarters Kaimur 105 km

Villages closest to Barahni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahni village had a population of 436. That makes it the 84th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Barahni village has 222 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahni has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Barahni is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahni covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barahni falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahni is Karamnasi, 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 <5 km distance for Barahni.

Barahni is about 105 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahni is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Karamnasi is about 7.2 km away. Chand is about 7.4 km away. Chandauli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharanti (under 2 km), Paura (under 2 km) and Chanos (1.6 km).

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

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