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About Barhima Village

Barhima is a small village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 239 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.75 hectares hectares.

Barhima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhima village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 39.75 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 239
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barhima compares

By the 2011 count Barhima is the 224th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 39.75 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Barhima

Barhima is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhima as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhima from other places

Barhima lies about 17 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Shahi, 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 Barhima
Nearest railway station Shahi 12 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 17 km
District headquarters Ballia 17 km

Villages closest to Barhima

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhima village had a population of 485. That makes it the 224th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Barhima village has 239 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhima has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Barhima covers 39.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhima falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhima is Shahi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barhima.

Barhima is about 17 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhima is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Shahi is about 12 km away. Nawābganj is about 16 km away. Rasra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusha Khurd (under 2 km), Parewa (under 2 km) and Mohammadpur Mu Parsia (2.0 km).

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

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