About Barhaita Village

Barhaita is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 340 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

Barhaita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhaita village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	636
Male Population	340
Female Population	296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
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 Barhaita compares

By the 2011 count Barhaita is the 33rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barhaita

Barhaita is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhaita 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 Barhaita from other places

Barhaita lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Waris Aleganj, about 10 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 Barhaita
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	2.0 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	10 km
Nearest railway station	Waris Aleganj	10 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	25 km

Villages closest to Barhaita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhaita village had a population of 636. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Barhaita village has 340 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhaita has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Barhaita covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhaita falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhaita is Waris Aleganj, about 10 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 Barhaita.

Barhaita is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhaita is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 2.0 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 10 km away. Waris Aleganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.