About Barahpur Village

Barahpur is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 624 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Barahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Barharia
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	1,221
Male Population	624
Female Population	597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahpur compares

By the 2011 count Barahpur is the 89th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Barahpur

Barahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barahpur as Available within 5 - 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 Barahpur from other places

Barahpur lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 12 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 Barahpur
Tehsil headquarters	Barharia	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	12 km
Nearest town	Barauli	14 km
District headquarters	Siwan	16 km

Villages closest to Barahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahpur village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 89th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Barahpur village has 624 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Barahpur covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahpur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahpur is Ratan Sarai, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barahpur.

Barahpur is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahpur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barharia is about 5.9 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 12 km away. Barauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.