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About Barahata Village

Barahata is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,483, made up of 759 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.82 hectares hectares.

Barahata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 233.82 hectares
Population 1,483
Male Population 759
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahata compares

By the 2011 count Barahata is the 172nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 233.82 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Barahata

Barahata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahata as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barahata from other places

Barahata lies about 33 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 13 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 Barahata
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 5.3 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 33 km

Villages closest to Barahata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahata village had a population of 1,483. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Barahata village has 759 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahata has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Barahata covers 233.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahata falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahata is Janghai Junction, about 13 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Barahata.

Barahata is about 33 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahata is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 5.3 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 5.3 km away. Janghai Junction is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaudi (under 2 km), Meerpur Ta Karaudi (under 2 km) and Kotawa (under 2 km).

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

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