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About Baraicha Village

Baraicha is a mid sized village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 750 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraicha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraicha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nauhatta
Pincode 821304
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 750
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraicha compares

By the 2011 count Baraicha is the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Baraicha

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

Baraicha lies about 20 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 6.6 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 Baraicha
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 6.6 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 8.4 km
District headquarters Rohtas 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 27 km

Villages closest to Baraicha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraicha village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents.

Baraicha village has 750 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraicha has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Baraicha is 821304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraicha covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraicha falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraicha is Kajrat Nawadih, about 6.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baraicha.

Baraicha is about 20 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraicha is in Nauhatta tehsil of Rohtas district. Kajrat Nawadih is about 6.6 km away. Nabīnagar is about 8.4 km away. Rohtas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimahath (3.9 km), Hankarpur (6.6 km) and Bishunpur (7.3 km).

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

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