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About Barahata Village

Barahata is a mid sized village in Jajapur tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 665 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahata village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Jajapur
Pincode 755014
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 665
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahata compares

By the 2011 count Barahata is the 12th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Barahata

Barahata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barahata 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barahata from other places

Barahata lies about 34 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Dhanmandal, about 2.1 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 Barahata
Nearest railway station Dhanmandal 2.1 km
Nearest town Choudwar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jajapur 34 km

Villages closest to Barahata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahata village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 12th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Barahata village has 665 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahata has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Barahata is 755014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahata covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahata falls under Jajapur tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Barahata is Dhanmandal, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barahata.

Barahata is about 34 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahata is in Jajapur tehsil of Jajapur district. Dhanmandal is about 2.1 km away. Choudwar is about 26 km away. Jajapur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamagarh (17 km), Bidyadhar Pur (18 km) and Izapur (25 km).

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

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