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About Barha Buzurg Village

Barha Buzurg is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 334 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barha Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barha Buzurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273407
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 334
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barha Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Barha Buzurg is the 200th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Barha Buzurg

Barha Buzurg is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barha Buzurg as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barha Buzurg from other places

Barha Buzurg lies about 32 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 29 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 Buzurg
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 8.4 km
Nearest town Chillupār 28 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 29 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 32 km

Villages closest to Barha Buzurg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barha Buzurg village had a population of 683. That makes it the 200th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Barha Buzurg village has 334 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barha Buzurg has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Barha Buzurg is 273407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barha Buzurg covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barha Buzurg falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barha Buzurg is Dohrighat, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barha Buzurg.

Barha Buzurg is about 32 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barha Buzurg is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 8.4 km away. Chillupār is about 28 km away. Dohrighat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagta (under 2 km), Singha (1.6 km) and Kanta (1.9 km).

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

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