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About Barh Handa Village

Barh Handa is a small village in Niwai tehsil, in the district of Tonk, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 49 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 304025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barh Handa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barh Handa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Tonk
Tehsil Niwai
Pincode 304025
Area (hectares) 64.12 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 49
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barh Handa compares

By the 2011 count Barh Handa is the 186th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 968 residents. Its 64.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Barh Handa

Barh Handa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barh Handa as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barh Handa from other places

Barh Handa lies about 34 km from Tonk, and the nearest railway station is Channani, about 7.8 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 Barh Handa
Nearest railway station Channani 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Niwai 14 km
District headquarters Tonk 34 km

Villages closest to Barh Handa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Niwai 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 Barh Handa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barh Handa village had a population of 94. That makes it the 186th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 968 residents.

Barh Handa village has 49 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barh Handa has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Barh Handa is 304025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barh Handa covers 64.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barh Handa falls under Niwai tehsil of Tonk district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barh Handa is Channani, about 7.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barh Handa.

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

Barh Handa is in Niwai tehsil of Tonk district. Channani is about 7.8 km away. Niwai is about 14 km away. Tonk 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 Barh Bishanpura (under 2 km), Barh Gor Khurd (under 2 km) and Barh Jagsara (under 2 km).

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

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