About Barahi Village

Barahi is one of the larger villages in Parihar tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,111, made up of 4,230 males and 3,881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477 hectares hectares.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Parihar
Area (hectares)	477 hectares
Population	8,111
Male Population	4,230
Female Population	3,881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents. Its 477 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

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 village. 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 44 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 21 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	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	21 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Parihar	30 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	44 km

Villages closest to Barahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Parihar 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 8,111. That makes it the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents.

Barahi village has 4,230 males and 3,881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Barahi covers 477 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barahi falls under Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahi is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 21 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 village for Barahi.

Barahi is about 44 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahi is in Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 21 km away. Jainagar is about 21 km away. Parihar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.