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About Bharahi Village

Bharahi is a mid sized village in Phulparas tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 745 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Bharahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Phulparas
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 745
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharahi compares

By the 2011 count Bharahi is the 29th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,150 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Bharahi

Bharahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bharahi as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharahi from other places

Bharahi lies about 35 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Barhara, about 4.1 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 Bharahi
Nearest railway station Barhara 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulparas 12 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 22 km
District headquarters Madhubani 35 km

Villages closest to Bharahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharahi village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 29th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,150 residents.

Bharahi village has 745 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharahi has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Bharahi covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharahi falls under Phulparas tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharahi is Barhara, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance for Bharahi.

Bharahi is about 35 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharahi is in Phulparas tehsil of Madhubani district. Barhara is about 4.1 km away. Phulparas is about 12 km away. Nirmāli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mainaha (under 2 km), Sisauni (1.7 km) and Bahraha (4.6 km).

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

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