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About Barahkoni Village

Barahkoni is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 557 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.08 hectares hectares.

Barahkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahkoni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 99.08 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 557
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahkoni compares

By the 2011 count Barahkoni is the 87th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 99.08 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Barahkoni

Barahkoni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahkoni as Available. 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 Barahkoni from other places

Barahkoni lies about 137 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 9.9 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 Barahkoni
Nearest railway station Shudnipur 9.9 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 23 km
District headquarters Basti 137 km

Villages closest to Barahkoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahkoni village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 87th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Barahkoni village has 557 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahkoni has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Barahkoni covers 99.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahkoni falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahkoni is Shudnipur, about 9.9 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barahkoni.

Barahkoni is about 137 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahkoni is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Shudnipur is about 9.9 km away. Mariāhu is about 11 km away. Bhanpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahara Bujurg (under 2 km), Sadullapur (2.9 km) and Duhawa (5.6 km).

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

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