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About Barhanpura Village

Barhanpura is a large village in Musahri tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,859, made up of 1,547 males and 1,312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Barhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Musahri
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 2,859
Male Population 1,547
Female Population 1,312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Barhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Barhanpura is the 33rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,768 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Barhanpura

The census records public bus service for Barhanpura 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 Barhanpura from other places

Barhanpura lies about 130 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 7.2 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 Barhanpura
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Musahri 9.1 km
Nearest town Kataiya 10 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 130 km

Villages closest to Barhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhanpura village had a population of 2,859. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,768 residents.

Barhanpura village has 1,547 males and 1,312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhanpura has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Barhanpura covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhanpura falls under Musahri tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhanpura is Panchdeori Halt, about 7.2 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 Barhanpura.

Barhanpura is about 130 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhanpura is in Musahri tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Panchdeori Halt is about 7.2 km away. Musahri is about 9.1 km away. Kataiya is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhataulia Urf Shahjahanpur (under 2 km), Bhikhanpura (under 2 km) and Gobrahi Urf Gobardhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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