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About Barhya Village

Barhya is a mid sized village in Bihariganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,477, made up of 767 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.94 hectares hectares.

Barhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Bihariganj
Area (hectares) 77.94 hectares
Population 1,477
Male Population 767
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barhya compares

By the 2011 count Barhya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents. Its 77.94 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Barhya

The census records public bus service for Barhya 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhya from other places

Barhya lies about 30 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about under 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 Barhya
Nearest railway station Bihariganj under 2 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj under 2 km
District headquarters Madhepura 30 km

Villages closest to Barhya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhya village had a population of 1,477. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents.

Barhya village has 767 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhya has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Barhya covers 77.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhya falls under Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhya is Bihariganj, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Barhya.

Barhya is about 30 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhya is in Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Bihariganj is about under 2 km away. Bihārīganj is about under 2 km away. Madhepura 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 Hatiaundha (under 2 km), Bihariganj (under 2 km) and Gamail (2.1 km).

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

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