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About Barahta Village

Barahta is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 364 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Barahta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 364
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahta compares

By the 2011 count Barahta is the 121st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Barahta

Barahta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barahta from other places

Barahta lies about 19 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 5.5 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 Barahta
Nearest town Nabīnagar 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 19 km
District headquarters Rohtas 19 km

Villages closest to Barahta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahta village had a population of 678. That makes it the 121st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Barahta village has 364 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahta has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Barahta covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahta falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahta is Kajrat Nawadih, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barahta.

Barahta is about 19 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahta is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Nabīnagar is about 2.6 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 5.5 km away. Kargahar 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 Bamhan Barahta (under 2 km), Tilkapur (1.8 km) and Lakhanpura (2.0 km).

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

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