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About Barhan Village

Barhan is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,821, made up of 1,460 males and 1,361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.4 hectares hectares.

Barhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 173.4 hectares
Population 2,821
Male Population 1,460
Female Population 1,361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Barhan compares

By the 2011 count Barhan is the 62nd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 173.4 hectares work out to about 16 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 929.

Getting to Barhan

Barhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhan 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 Barhan from other places

Barhan lies about 21 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Dheena, about 3.5 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 Barhan
Nearest railway station Dheena 3.5 km
Nearest town Zamānia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 17 km
District headquarters Chandauli 21 km

Villages closest to Barhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhan village had a population of 2,821. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Barhan village has 1,460 males and 1,361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Barhan covers 173.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhan falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhan is Dheena, about 3.5 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 Barhan.

Barhan is about 21 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhan is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Dheena is about 3.5 km away. Zamānia is about 14 km away. Sakaldiha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shitalpur (under 2 km), Alamkhatopur (under 2 km) and Maheva (under 2 km).

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

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