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About Barahi Village

Barahi is a large village in Kishanganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,585, made up of 1,834 males and 1,751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Kishanganj
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 3,585
Male Population 1,834
Female Population 1,751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,978 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 12 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 901.

Getting to Barahi

Barahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barahi 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Alamnagar, Anandpur, Anandpura Milik and Barateni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahi village had a population of 3,585. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,978 residents.

Barahi village has 1,834 males and 1,751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Barahi covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahi falls under Kishanganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The census record for Barahi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Barahi.

Barahi is in Kishanganj tehsil of Madhepura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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