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About Baihar Village

Baihar is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 748 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.09 hectares hectares.

Baihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baihar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 150.09 hectares
Population 1,432
Male Population 748
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Baihar compares

By the 2011 count Baihar is the 118th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 150.09 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Baihar

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

Baihar lies about 62 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lehra, about 4.5 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 Baihar
Nearest railway station Lehra 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 20 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 20 km
District headquarters Basti 62 km

Villages closest to Baihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baihar village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 118th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Baihar village has 748 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baihar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Baihar covers 150.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baihar falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baihar is Lehra, about 4.5 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 Baihar.

Baihar is about 62 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baihar is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Lehra is about 4.5 km away. Harraiya is about 20 km away. Mehndāwal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (under 2 km), Garha (under 2 km) and Naipura (under 2 km).

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

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