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About Barahampur Village

Barahampur is a mid sized village in Parsa tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 322 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.1 hectares hectares.

Barahampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Parsa
Area (hectares) 63.1 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 322
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahampur compares

By the 2011 count Barahampur is the 67th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 63.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Barahampur

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

Barahampur lies about 32 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chhapra Junction, about 2.5 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 Barahampur
Nearest railway station Chhapra Junction 2.5 km
Nearest town Chāpra 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Parsa 7.8 km
District headquarters Saran 32 km

Villages closest to Barahampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahampur village had a population of 636. That makes it the 67th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Barahampur village has 322 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahampur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Barahampur covers 63.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahampur falls under Parsa tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahampur is Chhapra Junction, about 2.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barahampur.

Barahampur is about 32 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahampur is in Parsa tehsil of Saran district. Chhapra Junction is about 2.5 km away. Chāpra is about 4.7 km away. Parsa is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Jalaluddin (under 2 km), Partap Chhapra (4.7 km) and Mujauna (6.4 km).

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

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