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About Barahpur Village

Barahpur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 253 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.1 hectares hectares.

Barahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 61.1 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 253
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barahpur compares

By the 2011 count Barahpur is the 668th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 61.1 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Barahpur

Barahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barahpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barahpur from other places

Barahpur lies about 36 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Tinich, about 29 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 Barahpur
Nearest town Bānsi 18 km
Nearest railway station Tinich 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 30 km
District headquarters Basti 36 km

Villages closest to Barahpur

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 Barahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahpur village had a population of 472. That makes it the 668th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Barahpur village has 253 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahpur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Barahpur covers 61.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barahpur is Tinich, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barahpur.

Barahpur is about 36 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 18 km away. Tinich is about 29 km away. Harraiya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahpur Kaji (under 2 km), Barahpur Pandey (under 2 km) and Agar (2.1 km).

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

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