About Barah Village

Barah is one of the larger villages in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,208, made up of 5,401 males and 4,807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1697 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Pincode	803110
Area (hectares)	1697 hectares
Population	10,208
Male Population	5,401
Female Population	4,807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barah compares

By the 2011 count Barah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 1697 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Barah

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

How far is Barah from other places

Barah lies about 20 km from Nalanda. 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 Barah
Tehsil headquarters	Harnaut	4.4 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	8.6 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	20 km

Villages closest to Barah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barah village had a population of 10,208. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Barah village has 5,401 males and 4,807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barah has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Barah is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barah covers 1697 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barah falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

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

Barah is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barah is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about 4.4 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 8.6 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.