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About Barari Village

Barari is a large village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,050, made up of 1,084 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares.

Barari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 2,050
Male Population 1,084
Female Population 966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barari compares

By the 2011 count Barari is the 15th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Barari

Barari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barari as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barari from other places

Barari lies about 6.2 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Eksari Halt, about 3.6 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 Barari
Nearest railway station Eksari Halt 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 5.1 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 6.2 km

Villages closest to Barari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barari village had a population of 2,050. That makes it the 15th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Barari village has 1,084 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barari has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Barari covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barari falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barari is Eksari Halt, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barari.

Barari is about 6.2 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barari is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Eksari Halt is about 3.6 km away. Chewara is about 5.1 km away. Sheikhpura is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakandara (under 2 km), Mane (under 2 km) and Kamalgarh (2.0 km).

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

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