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About Barahara Village

Barahara is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,173, made up of 1,123 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.8 hectares hectares.

Barahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 196.8 hectares
Population 2,173
Male Population 1,123
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahara compares

By the 2011 count Barahara is the 194th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 196.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Barahara

Barahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barahara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 from other places

Barahara lies about 26 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 9.1 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Purandarpur 21 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 26 km

Villages closest to Barahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahara village had a population of 2,173. That makes it the 194th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Barahara village has 1,123 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahara has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Barahara covers 196.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barahara is Purandarpur, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barahara.

Barahara is about 26 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahara is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 9.1 km away. Mahārāganj is about 9.1 km away. Purandarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahara Vaidya (under 2 km), Bharara (under 2 km) and Jungal Jaralaha Urf Barhra (under 2 km).

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

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