About Barah Village

Barah is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 557 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares.

Barah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Punpun
Area (hectares)	186 hectares
Population	1,067
Male Population	557
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
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 the 38th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

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 20 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 4.0 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
Nearest railway station	Pothahi	4.0 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Punpun	9.2 km
District headquarters	Patna	20 km

Villages closest to Barah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Punpun 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 1,067. That makes it the 38th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Barah village has 557 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barah has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Barah covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barah falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barah is Pothahi, about 4.0 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 20 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 Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Pothahi is about 4.0 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 9.1 km away. Punpun is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.