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About Barahi Village

Barahi is a large village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,061 males and 1,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,061
Female Population 1,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Barahi

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

Barahi lies about 58 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 4.5 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 Bithan 4.5 km
Nearest town Bakhri 13 km
District headquarters Samastipur 58 km

Villages closest to Barahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahi village had a population of 2,207. That makes it the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Barahi village has 1,061 males and 1,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Barahi covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahi falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahi is Bithan, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barahi.

Barahi is about 58 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahi is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 4.5 km away. Bakhri is about 13 km away. Samastipur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela Chauri (under 2 km), Bardauni (1.6 km) and Pusaho (1.7 km).

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

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