About Barihala Village

Barihala is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 258 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barihala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barihala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	854102
Area (hectares)	35 hectares
Population	515
Male Population	258
Female Population	257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barihala compares

By the 2011 count Barihala is the 158th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Barihala

Barihala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barihala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barihala from other places

Barihala lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 6.1 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 Barihala
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	6.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	16 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Barihala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barihala village had a population of 515. That makes it the 158th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Barihala village has 258 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barihala has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Barihala is 854102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barihala covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barihala falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barihala is Dhachna, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barihala.

Barihala is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barihala is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 4.3 km away. Dhachna is about 6.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.