About Barah Village

Barah is one of the larger villages in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,364, made up of 3,917 males and 3,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801112, 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	Bikram
Pincode	801112
Area (hectares)	600 hectares
Population	7,364
Male Population	3,917
Female Population	3,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
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 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 2,283 residents. Its 600 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 5 - 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 37 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 11 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	Bikram	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Pali	11 km
District headquarters	Patna	37 km

Villages closest to Barah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikram 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 7,364. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Barah village has 3,917 males and 3,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barah has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Barah is 801112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barah covers 600 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barah falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barah is Pali, about 11 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 Barah.

Barah is about 37 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 Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 6.4 km away. Pali is about 11 km away. Patna is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.