About Barahra Village

Barahra is one of the larger villages in Marauna tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,426, made up of 5,381 males and 5,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1182.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Marauna
Pincode	847452
Area (hectares)	1182.6 hectares
Population	10,426
Male Population	5,381
Female Population	5,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahra compares

By the 2011 count Barahra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents. Its 1182.6 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Barahra

Barahra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barahra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barahra from other places

Barahra lies about 14 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Nirmali, about 7.9 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 Barahra
Nearest railway station	Nirmali	7.9 km
Nearest town	Nirmāli	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marauna	14 km
District headquarters	Supaul	14 km

Villages closest to Barahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahra village had a population of 10,426. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents.

Barahra village has 5,381 males and 5,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Barahra is 847452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahra covers 1182.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahra falls under Marauna tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barahra is Nirmali, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barahra.

Barahra is about 14 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahra is in Marauna tehsil of Supaul district. Nirmali is about 7.9 km away. Nirmāli is about 9.0 km away. Marauna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.