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About Barahua Village

Barahua is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 284 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272190, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272190
Area (hectares) 155.66 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 284
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Barahua compares

By the 2011 count Barahua is the 208th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 155.66 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Barahua

Barahua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barahua 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 Barahua from other places

Barahua lies about 140 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 8.6 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 Barahua
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Dobhi 8.6 km
Nearest town Varanasi 27 km
District headquarters Basti 140 km

Villages closest to Barahua

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 Barahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahua village had a population of 585. That makes it the 208th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Barahua village has 284 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahua has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Barahua is 272190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahua covers 155.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barahua is Dobhi, about 8.6 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 Barahua.

Barahua is about 140 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahua is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Bhanpur is about 7.0 km away. Dobhi is about 8.6 km away. Varanasi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katka (under 2 km), Gobarahia (3.6 km) and Nathpur (4.0 km).

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

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