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About Barhara Village

Barhara is a small village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 162 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 759 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 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 Pathargama
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 162
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 759
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhara compares

By the 2011 count Barhara is the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Barhara

Barhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhara as Available within 5 - 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 Barhara from other places

Barhara lies about 12 km from Pathargama, 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
Nearest railway station Godda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 12 km

Villages closest to Barhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathargama 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 285. That makes it the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Barhara village has 162 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhara has about 759 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Barhara covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhara falls under Pathargama 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barhara.

Barhara is about 12 km from Pathargama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhara is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 12 km away. Pathargama 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 Chakwa (1.6 km), Rajaun Khurd (1.9 km) and Simariya (2.2 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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