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About Barharwa Village

Barharwa is one of the larger villages in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,294, made up of 2,860 males and 2,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barharwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Dhaka
Pincode 845304
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 5,294
Male Population 2,860
Female Population 2,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barharwa compares

By the 2011 count Barharwa is the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Barharwa

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

How far is Barharwa from other places

Barharwa lies about 14 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, 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 Barharwa
Nearest town Mothīhāri 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 6.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaka 21 km

Villages closest to Barharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barharwa village had a population of 5,294. That makes it the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Barharwa village has 2,860 males and 2,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barharwa has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Barharwa is 845304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barharwa covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barharwa falls under Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barharwa is Bapudham Motihari, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barharwa.

Barharwa is about 14 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barharwa is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Mothīhāri is about 5.6 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 6.0 km away. Purba Champaran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barharwa Lakhansen (under 2 km), Barharwa Siwan (under 2 km) and Malkauniya (under 2 km).

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

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