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About Barhari Village

Barhari is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 770 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Barhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 770
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barhari compares

By the 2011 count Barhari is the 38th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Barhari

Barhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barhari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barhari from other places

Barhari lies about 10 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, 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 Barhari
Nearest railway station Purniya Junction 6.0 km
Nearest town Kasba 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 10 km
District headquarters Purnia 10 km

Villages closest to Barhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 1,533. That makes it the 38th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Barhari village has 770 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhari has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Barhari covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhari falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhari is Purniya Junction, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barhari.

Barhari is about 10 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 Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Purniya Junction is about 6.0 km away. Kasba is about 10 km away. Purnia East is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsauni (under 2 km), Patilwa (under 2 km) and Mandarpur (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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