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About Bharri Village

Bharri is one of the larger villages in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,082, made up of 2,611 males and 2,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Pincode 855105
Area (hectares) 877 hectares
Population 5,082
Male Population 2,611
Female Population 2,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharri compares

By the 2011 count Bharri is the 11th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 877 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bharri

Bharri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharri from other places

Bharri lies about 76 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 24 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 Bharri
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 76 km

Villages closest to Bharri

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.

Common questions about Bharri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharri village had a population of 5,082. That makes it the 11th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Bharri village has 2,611 males and 2,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharri has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

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

Bharri covers 877 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharri falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharri is Araria Court, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharri.

Bharri is about 76 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharri is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arāria is about 16 km away. Araria Court is about 24 km away. Kadwa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auranga (under 2 km), Kachora (under 2 km) and Chandpur (2.9 km).

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

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