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About Barnihar Village

Barnihar is a large village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,085, made up of 1,086 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.6 hectares hectares.

Barnihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnihar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 324.6 hectares
Population 2,085
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barnihar compares

By the 2011 count Barnihar is the 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 324.6 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Barnihar

Barnihar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barnihar as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barnihar from other places

Barnihar lies about 22 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 4.8 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 Barnihar
Nearest railway station Chamua 4.8 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 10 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 22 km

Villages closest to Barnihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnihar village had a population of 2,085. That makes it the 56th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Barnihar village has 1,086 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnihar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Barnihar covers 324.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barnihar falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barnihar is Chamua, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barnihar.

Barnihar is about 22 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnihar is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about 4.8 km away. Rāmnagar is about 8.4 km away. Narkatiaganj 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 Merraul (under 2 km), Bargon (1.7 km) and Langra (2.7 km).

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

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