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About Barhari Village

Barhari is a large village in Bhawanipur tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,607, made up of 1,916 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares.

Barhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Bhawanipur
Area (hectares) 419 hectares
Population 3,607
Male Population 1,916
Female Population 1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barhari compares

By the 2011 count Barhari is the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Barhari

Barhari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhari from other places

Barhari lies about 69 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj, about 4.9 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 Barhari
Nearest railway station Narpatganj 4.9 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawanipur 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 69 km

Villages closest to Barhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhari village had a population of 3,607. That makes it the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents.

Barhari village has 1,916 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhari has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Barhari covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhari falls under Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhari is Narpatganj, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barhari.

Barhari is about 69 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhari is in Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district. Narpatganj is about 4.9 km away. Chhātāpur is about 13 km away. Bhawanipur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (3.4 km), Madhopur (5.4 km) and Garhia (5.4 km).

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

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