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About Baraicha Village

Baraicha is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 365 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Baraicha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraicha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 365
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Baraicha compares

By the 2011 count Baraicha is the 31st largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 6.7 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 927.

Getting to Baraicha

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

Baraicha lies about 98 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 2.3 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 Barakalan 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 14 km
Nearest town Buxar 14 km
District headquarters Rohtas 98 km

Villages closest to Baraicha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpur 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 719. That makes it the 31st largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Baraicha village has 365 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraicha has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Baraicha covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraicha falls under Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraicha is Barakalan, about 2.3 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 Baraicha.

Baraicha is about 98 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 Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district. Barakalan is about 2.3 km away. Rajpur is about 14 km away. Buxar 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 Baranw (under 2 km), Patkhaulia (5.4 km) and Mahuari (6.8 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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