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About Bharhopur Village

Bharhopur is one of the larger villages in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,878, made up of 4,514 males and 4,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570 hectares hectares.

Bharhopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharhopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 570 hectares
Population 8,878
Male Population 4,514
Female Population 4,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bharhopur compares

By the 2011 count Bharhopur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 570 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Bharhopur

The census records public bus service for Bharhopur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharhopur from other places

Bharhopur lies about 15 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 2.2 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 Bharhopur
Nearest railway station Ekma 2.2 km
District headquarters Saran 15 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km

Villages closest to Bharhopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharhopur village had a population of 8,878. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Bharhopur village has 4,514 males and 4,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharhopur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Bharhopur covers 570 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bharhopur falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharhopur is Ekma, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharhopur.

Bharhopur is about 15 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharhopur is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 2.2 km away. Saran is about 15 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur (1.6 km), Hansrajpur (1.9 km) and Hakam (2.3 km).

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

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