About Barhia Village

Barhia is a large village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,160, made up of 2,170 males and 1,990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522 hectares hectares.

Barhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	522 hectares
Population	4,160
Male Population	2,170
Female Population	1,990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhia compares

By the 2011 count Barhia is the 10th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 522 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Barhia

Barhia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barhia from other places

Barhia lies about 37 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 9.3 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 Barhia
Tehsil headquarters	Sarmera	2.0 km
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	9.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	37 km

Villages closest to Barhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhia village had a population of 4,160. That makes it the 10th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Barhia village has 2,170 males and 1,990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhia has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Barhia covers 522 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhia falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhia is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barhia.

Barhia is about 37 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhia is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 2.0 km away. Bar Bigha is about 7.5 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.