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About Barhat Village

Barhat is a large village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,536, made up of 1,903 males and 1,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 275204
Area (hectares) 233.5 hectares
Population 3,536
Male Population 1,903
Female Population 1,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhat compares

By the 2011 count Barhat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 233.5 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Barhat

Barhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barhat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhat from other places

Barhat lies about 132 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 9.1 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 Barhat
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 25 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 26 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 132 km

Villages closest to Barhat

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 Barhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhat village had a population of 3,536. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Barhat village has 1,903 males and 1,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhat has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Barhat covers 233.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Barhat is Harpalganj, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barhat.

Barhat is about 132 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhat is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Harpalganj is about 9.1 km away. Jakhania is about 25 km away. Machhlīshahr 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 Bahadur Pur (3.4 km), Bakharipur (3.4 km) and Agapur (3.7 km).

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

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