About Barah Village

Barah is one of the larger villages in Belchhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,246, made up of 3,790 males and 3,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 864 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Belchhi
Pincode	803211
Area (hectares)	864 hectares
Population	7,246
Male Population	3,790
Female Population	3,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
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 2,757 residents. Its 864 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Barah

Barah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barah from other places

Barah lies about 100 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 17 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 Barah
Tehsil headquarters	Belchhi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kusumha Bihar	17 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	18 km
District headquarters	Patna	100 km

Villages closest to Barah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belchhi 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 7,246. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Barah village has 3,790 males and 3,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barah has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Barah is 803211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barah covers 864 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barah falls under Belchhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barah is Kusumha Bihar, about 17 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 village for Barah.

Barah is about 100 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barah is in Belchhi tehsil of Patna district. Belchhi is about 14 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 17 km away. Sheikhpura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.