About Barahser Village

Barahser is a large village in Satar Kataiya tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,724, made up of 1,935 males and 1,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahser Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahser village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Satar Kataiya
Pincode	852124
Area (hectares)	529.1 hectares
Population	3,724
Male Population	1,935
Female Population	1,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barahser compares

By the 2011 count Barahser is the 18th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 529.1 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Barahser

Barahser is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahser as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barahser from other places

Barahser lies about 13 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 5.0 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 Barahser
Tehsil headquarters	Satar Kataiya	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Panchgachia	5.0 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	13 km

Villages closest to Barahser

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satar Kataiya 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.

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Common questions about Barahser

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahser village had a population of 3,724. That makes it the 18th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Barahser village has 1,935 males and 1,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahser has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Barahser is 852124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahser covers 529.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahser falls under Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahser is Panchgachia, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barahser.

Barahser is about 13 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahser is in Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district. Satar Kataiya is about 4.6 km away. Panchgachia is about 5.0 km away. Saharsa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.