About Barhua Village

Barhua is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 236 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Pincode	855105
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	464
Male Population	236
Female Population	228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
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 Barhua compares

By the 2011 count Barhua is the 144th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 921.

Getting to Barhua

Barhua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barhua 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 Barhua from other places

Barhua lies about 72 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 17 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 Barhua
Nearest railway station	Simraha	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	19 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	23 km
District headquarters	Katihar	72 km

Villages closest to Barhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhua village had a population of 464. That makes it the 144th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Barhua village has 236 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhua has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Barhua is 855105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhua covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhua falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhua is Simraha, about 17 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 Barhua.

Barhua is about 72 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhua is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Simraha is about 17 km away. Kadwa is about 19 km away. Banmankhi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.