About Barhya Village

Barhya is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 340 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272131
Area (hectares)	37.16 hectares
Population	654
Male Population	340
Female Population	314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhya compares

By the 2011 count Barhya is the 470th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 37.16 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Barhya

Barhya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barhya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhya from other places

Barhya lies about 47 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 14 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 Barhya
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Basti	47 km

Villages closest to Barhya

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.

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Common questions about Barhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhya village had a population of 654. That makes it the 470th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Barhya village has 340 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhya has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Barhya is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhya covers 37.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Barhya is Uska Bazar, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barhya.

Barhya is about 47 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 12 km away. Uska Bazar is about 14 km away. Harraiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.