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About Barhara Village

Barhara is a small village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 200 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 200
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhara compares

By the 2011 count Barhara is the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barhara

Barhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhara 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 Barhara from other places

Barhara lies about 8.1 km from Bashant Rai, and the nearest railway station is Godda, 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 Barhara
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Godda 12 km

Villages closest to Barhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Barhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhara village had a population of 386. That makes it the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Barhara village has 200 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhara has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Barhara is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhara covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhara falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barhara is Godda, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barhara.

Barhara is about 8.1 km from Bashant Rai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhara is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 8.1 km away. Godda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Kharti (under 2 km), Kharti (under 2 km) and Hilawa (1.7 km).

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

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