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About Barhua Village

Barhua is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,879, made up of 1,489 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.92 hectares hectares.

Barhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 109.92 hectares
Population 2,879
Male Population 1,489
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barhua compares

By the 2011 count Barhua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 109.92 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Barhua

Barhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barhua from other places

Barhua lies about 31 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Dhanichha, about 26 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 Barhua
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 19 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 21 km
Nearest railway station Dhanichha 26 km
District headquarters Chandauli 31 km

Villages closest to Barhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhua village had a population of 2,879. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Barhua village has 1,489 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhua has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Barhua covers 109.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhua falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhua is Dhanichha, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Barhua.

Barhua is about 31 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhua is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 19 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Dhanichha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khilach Rajdiha (2.5 km), Surhua (2.8 km) and Dumaria (4.2 km).

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

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