About Barihwa Village

Barihwa is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 196 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.42 hectares hectares.

Barihwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barihwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Rudhauli
Area (hectares)	24.42 hectares
Population	405
Male Population	196
Female Population	209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
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 Barihwa compares

By the 2011 count Barihwa is the 187th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 24.42 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Barihwa

Barihwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barihwa 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 Barihwa from other places

Barihwa lies about 35 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 28 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 Barihwa
Tehsil headquarters	Rudhauli	7.5 km
Nearest town	Bānsi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Govindnagar	28 km
District headquarters	Basti	35 km

Villages closest to Barihwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barihwa village had a population of 405. That makes it the 187th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Barihwa village has 196 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barihwa has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Barihwa covers 24.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barihwa falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barihwa is Govindnagar, about 28 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 Barihwa.

Barihwa is about 35 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barihwa is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 7.5 km away. Bānsi is about 14 km away. Govindnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.