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About Virahimpur Village

Virahimpur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 169 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virahimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virahimpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272129
Area (hectares) 33.44 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 169
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Virahimpur compares

By the 2011 count Virahimpur is the 833rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 33.44 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Virahimpur

The census records public bus service for Virahimpur as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virahimpur from other places

Virahimpur lies about 76 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 4.2 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 Virahimpur
Nearest railway station Jhamat 4.2 km
Nearest town Nautanwa 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 27 km
District headquarters Basti 76 km

Villages closest to Virahimpur

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 Virahimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Virahimpur village had a population of 351. That makes it the 833rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Virahimpur village has 169 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virahimpur has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Virahimpur is 272129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virahimpur covers 33.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Virahimpur is Jhamat, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Virahimpur.

Virahimpur is about 76 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virahimpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Jhamat is about 4.2 km away. Nautanwa is about 25 km away. Harraiya 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 Gajpur (2.1 km), Churiharpur (2.8 km) and Akhanpur (2.8 km).

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

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