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About Barhaya Village

Barhaya is a large village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,514, made up of 1,213 males and 1,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhaya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273165
Area (hectares) 290.1 hectares
Population 2,514
Male Population 1,213
Female Population 1,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barhaya compares

By the 2011 count Barhaya is the 55th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 290.1 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Barhaya

Barhaya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhaya as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhaya from other places

Barhaya lies about 22 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Peppeganj, about 6.3 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 Barhaya
Nearest railway station Peppeganj 6.3 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 22 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 22 km

Villages closest to Barhaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhaya village had a population of 2,514. That makes it the 55th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Barhaya village has 1,213 males and 1,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhaya has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Barhaya is 273165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhaya covers 290.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhaya falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhaya is Peppeganj, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barhaya.

Barhaya is about 22 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhaya is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Peppeganj is about 6.3 km away. Mehndāwal is about 13 km away. Campierganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagara (under 2 km), Chauk Mafi (under 2 km) and Terhabir (under 2 km).

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

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