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About Barhna Village

Barhna is a mid sized village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,699, made up of 872 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.09 hectares hectares.

Barhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Area (hectares) 97.09 hectares
Population 1,699
Male Population 872
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhna compares

By the 2011 count Barhna is the 134th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 97.09 hectares work out to about 17 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 952.

Getting to Barhna

Barhna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Barhna from other places

Barhna lies about 28 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, about 4.6 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 Barhna
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 4.6 km
Nearest town Saidpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 28 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 28 km

Villages closest to Barhna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhna village had a population of 1,699. That makes it the 134th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Barhna village has 872 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhna has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Barhna covers 97.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhna falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhna is Jakhanian, about 4.6 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 and private bus service as Available for Barhna.

Barhna is about 28 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhna is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Jakhanian is about 4.6 km away. Saidpur is about 22 km away. Mohammadabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalilpur (under 2 km), Ibrahimpur (1.8 km) and Molanapur (2.8 km).

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

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