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About Barikhas Village

Barikhas is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,491, made up of 686 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.12 hectares hectares.

Barikhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barikhas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 83.12 hectares
Population 1,491
Male Population 686
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barikhas compares

By the 2011 count Barikhas is the 117th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 83.12 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Barikhas

Barikhas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barikhas as Available within 10+ 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 Barikhas from other places

Barikhas lies about 18 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sanjarpur, about 7.2 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 Barikhas
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Sanjarpur 7.2 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 18 km

Villages closest to Barikhas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barikhas village had a population of 1,491. That makes it the 117th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Barikhas village has 686 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barikhas has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Barikhas covers 83.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barikhas falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barikhas is Sanjarpur, about 7.2 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 km distance for Barikhas.

Barikhas is about 18 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barikhas is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 5.5 km away. Sanjarpur is about 7.2 km away. Azamgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihwavari (under 2 km), Wajirmalpur (under 2 km) and Chandpur Khalsa (under 2 km).

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

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