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About Barhari Village

Barhari is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,835, made up of 5,702 males and 5,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180 hectares hectares.

Barhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 1180 hectares
Population 10,835
Male Population 5,702
Female Population 5,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 4th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 1180 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

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 144 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 5.4 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
Tehsil headquarters Barhara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Rajanagar 5.4 km
Nearest town Madhubani 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 144 km

Villages closest to Barhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhara 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 10,835. That makes it the 4th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Barhari village has 5,702 males and 5,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhari has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Barhari covers 1180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhari falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhari is Rajanagar, about 5.4 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 144 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 Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Barhara is about under 2 km away. Rajanagar is about 5.4 km away. Madhubani 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 Barhara (under 2 km), Barhara Kothi (under 2 km) and Barhara Milik (under 2 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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