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About Barhan Village

Barhan is one of the larger villages in Etmadpur tehsil, in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,365, made up of 9,322 males and 8,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2001.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 283201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Agra
Tehsil Etmadpur
Pincode 283201
Area (hectares) 2001.44 hectares
Population 17,365
Male Population 9,322
Female Population 8,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barhan compares

By the 2011 count Barhan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents. Its 2001.44 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Barhan

Barhan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barhan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhan from other places

Barhan lies about 24 km from Agra, and the nearest railway station is Barhan, about under 2 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 Barhan
Nearest railway station Barhan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Etmadpur 11 km
District headquarters Agra 24 km

Villages closest to Barhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhan village had a population of 17,365. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents.

Barhan village has 9,322 males and 8,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhan has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

The pincode recorded for Barhan is 283201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhan covers 2001.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhan falls under Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhan is Barhan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barhan.

Barhan is about 24 km from Agra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhan is in Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district. Barhan is about under 2 km away. Etmadpur is about 11 km away. Agra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Jairam (under 2 km), Jamnipur (1.6 km) and Nagla Pachauri (2.0 km).

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

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