About Barahaj Village

Barahaj is a large village in Padrauna tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,484, made up of 1,251 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahaj village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kushinagar
Tehsil	Padrauna
Pincode	274304
Area (hectares)	197.6 hectares
Population	2,484
Male Population	1,251
Female Population	1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
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 Barahaj compares

By the 2011 count Barahaj is the 133rd largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 197.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barahaj

Barahaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barahaj 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 Barahaj from other places

Barahaj lies about 27 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Barharganj, about 7.6 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 Barahaj
Nearest railway station	Barharganj	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padrauna	13 km
District headquarters	Kushinagar	27 km

Villages closest to Barahaj

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

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Common questions about Barahaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahaj village had a population of 2,484. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Barahaj village has 1,251 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahaj has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Barahaj is 274304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahaj covers 197.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahaj falls under Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahaj is Barharganj, about 7.6 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 Barahaj.

Barahaj is about 27 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahaj is in Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district. Barharganj is about 7.6 km away. Padrauna is about 13 km away. Kushinagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.