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About Barha Village

Barha is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 373 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 275204
Area (hectares) 39.7 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 373
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barha compares

By the 2011 count Barha is the 234th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 39.7 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Barha

The census records public bus service for Barha as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barha from other places

Barha lies about 150 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Dandupur, about 6.9 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 Barha
Nearest railway station Dandupur 6.9 km
Nearest town Bela 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 19 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 150 km

Villages closest to Barha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barha village had a population of 745. That makes it the 234th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Barha village has 373 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barha has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Barha is 275204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barha covers 39.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barha falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barha is Dandupur, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Barha is about 150 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barha is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Dandupur is about 6.9 km away. Bela is about 17 km away. Jakhania is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amabansi (2.1 km), Zaddu Tara Gulam Muhammod (2.9 km) and Chaura (3.1 km).

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

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