About Barahia Village

Barahia is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 484 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Pincode	855105
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	940
Male Population	484
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barahia compares

By the 2011 count Barahia is the 100th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Barahia

Barahia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barahia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barahia from other places

Barahia lies about 58 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 Barahia
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	6.7 km
Nearest town	Arāria	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	21 km
District headquarters	Katihar	58 km

Villages closest to Barahia

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 Barahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahia village had a population of 940. That makes it the 100th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Barahia village has 484 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahia has about 942 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 Barahia is 855105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahia covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahia falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahia is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barahia.

Barahia is about 58 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahia is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kusiargaon is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Kadwa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.