About Barhawa Village

Barhawa is a large village in Bankatwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,843, made up of 1,488 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares.

Barhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhawa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Bankatwa
Area (hectares)	198 hectares
Population	2,843
Male Population	1,488
Female Population	1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhawa compares

By the 2011 count Barhawa is the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 14 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 Barhawa

Barhawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barhawa from other places

Barhawa lies about 43 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kumarbagh, about 6.0 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 Barhawa
Nearest railway station	Kumarbagh	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bettiah	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bankatwa	13 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	43 km

Villages closest to Barhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhawa village had a population of 2,843. That makes it the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents.

Barhawa village has 1,488 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhawa has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Barhawa covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhawa falls under Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhawa is Kumarbagh, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance for Barhawa.

Barhawa is about 43 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhawa is in Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kumarbagh is about 6.0 km away. Bettiah is about 7.4 km away. Bankatwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.