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About Barari Village

Barari is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 793 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Barari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,597
Male Population 793
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 46th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Barari

Barari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barari as Available within 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 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 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 10 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 Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 10 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Barari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goriakothi 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 1,597. That makes it the 46th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Barari village has 793 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barari has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Barari covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barari falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

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

Barari is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barari is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 10 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Goriakothi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur (under 2 km), Heyatpur (under 2 km) and Saidpura (1.5 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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