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About Bharhua Village

Bharhua is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 338 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.9 hectares hectares.

Bharhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 146.9 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 338
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Bharhua compares

By the 2011 count Bharhua is the 86th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 146.9 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bharhua

Bharhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bharhua 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 Bharhua from other places

Bharhua lies about 74 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 23 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 Bharhua
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Barakalan 23 km
Nearest town Nokha 29 km
District headquarters Rohtas 74 km

Villages closest to Bharhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharhua village had a population of 657. That makes it the 86th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Bharhua village has 338 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharhua has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Bharhua covers 146.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharhua falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharhua is Barakalan, about 23 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 Bharhua.

Bharhua is about 74 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharhua is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 6.5 km away. Barakalan is about 23 km away. Nokha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagatganj (under 2 km), Hardaspur (under 2 km) and Narwar (1.9 km).

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

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