About Barharia Village

Barharia is one of the larger villages in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,142, made up of 5,305 males and 4,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares.

Barharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Barharia
Area (hectares)	444 hectares
Population	10,142
Male Population	5,305
Female Population	4,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barharia compares

By the 2011 count Barharia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Barharia

Barharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barharia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barharia from other places

Barharia lies about 15 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Amlori Sarsar, about 11 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 Barharia
Nearest railway station	Amlori Sarsar	11 km
Nearest town	Mirganj	13 km
District headquarters	Siwan	15 km

Villages closest to Barharia

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 Barharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barharia village had a population of 10,142. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Barharia village has 5,305 males and 4,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barharia has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Barharia covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barharia falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barharia is Amlori Sarsar, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barharia.

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

Barharia is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Amlori Sarsar is about 11 km away. Mirganj is about 13 km away. Siwan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.