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About Barahia Tola Village

Barahia Tola is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 289 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.38 hectares hectares.

Barahia Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahia Tola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 61.38 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 289
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barahia Tola compares

By the 2011 count Barahia Tola is the 62nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 61.38 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Barahia Tola

Barahia Tola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barahia Tola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barahia Tola from other places

Barahia Tola lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 5.4 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 Barahia Tola
Nearest railway station Chainwa 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 7.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 7.0 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Barahia Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 Barahia Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahia Tola village had a population of 549. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Barahia Tola village has 289 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahia Tola has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Barahia Tola covers 61.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahia Tola falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahia Tola is Chainwa, about 5.4 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 km distance for Barahia Tola.

Barahia Tola is about 26 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahia Tola is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 5.4 km away. Maharajganj is about 7.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phalpura (under 2 km), Higauli (under 2 km) and Lerua (1.6 km).

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

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