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About Barahara Meer Village

Barahara Meer is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,783, made up of 1,413 males and 1,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahara Meer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahara Meer village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273303
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 2,783
Male Population 1,413
Female Population 1,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Barahara Meer compares

By the 2011 count Barahara Meer is the 132nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 6.7 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 955.

Getting to Barahara Meer

Barahara Meer is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barahara Meer 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 Barahara Meer from other places

Barahara Meer lies about 17 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Siswa Bazar, 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 Barahara Meer
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 6.9 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Siswa Bazar 13 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 17 km

Villages closest to Barahara Meer

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 Barahara Meer

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahara Meer village had a population of 2,783. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Barahara Meer village has 1,413 males and 1,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahara Meer has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Barahara Meer is 273303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahara Meer covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahara Meer falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahara Meer is Siswa Bazar, 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barahara Meer.

Barahara Meer is about 17 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahara Meer is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 6.9 km away. Mahārāganj is about 6.9 km away. Siswa Bazar 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 Mohanapur (under 2 km), Mathia (under 2 km) and Mathia I (under 2 km).

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

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