About Barharwa Village

Barharwa is a mid sized village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 447 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845426, 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	Mehsi
Pincode	845426
Area (hectares)	119.4 hectares
Population	827
Male Population	447
Female Population	380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	850
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barharwa compares

By the 2011 count Barharwa is the 59th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 119.4 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Barharwa

Barharwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barharwa 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 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 28 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahasralingam, 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 Barharwa
Nearest railway station	Sahasralingam	4.0 km
Nearest town	Chākia	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mehsi	16 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	28 km

Villages closest to Barharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barharwa village had a population of 827. That makes it the 59th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Barharwa village has 447 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barharwa has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Barharwa is 845426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barharwa covers 119.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barharwa is Sahasralingam, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barharwa.

Barharwa is about 28 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 Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sahasralingam is about 4.0 km away. Chākia is about 9.9 km away. Mehsi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.