About Barahi Village

Barahi is a large village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,982, made up of 1,584 males and 1,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.3 hectares hectares.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Saur Bazar
Area (hectares)	275.3 hectares
Population	2,982
Male Population	1,584
Female Population	1,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 275.3 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Barahi

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

Barahi lies about 10 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 3.3 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 Barahi
Nearest railway station	Methai	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saur Bazar	5.7 km
Nearest town	Madhepura	10 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	10 km

Villages closest to Barahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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 Barahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahi village had a population of 2,982. That makes it the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Barahi village has 1,584 males and 1,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Barahi covers 275.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahi falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahi is Methai, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance for Barahi.

Barahi is about 10 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahi is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Methai is about 3.3 km away. Saur Bazar is about 5.7 km away. Madhepura is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.