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About Barahara Village

Barahara is a large village in Nautanwa tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,614, made up of 1,356 males and 1,258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.49 hectares hectares.

Barahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nautanwa
Area (hectares) 333.49 hectares
Population 2,614
Male Population 1,356
Female Population 1,258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahara compares

By the 2011 count Barahara is the 53rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 333.49 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Barahara

Barahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barahara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 10 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Siswa Bazar, about 18 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
District headquarters Mahrajganj 10 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 10 km
Nearest railway station Siswa Bazar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nautanwa 29 km

Villages closest to Barahara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nautanwa 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 2,614. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Barahara village has 1,356 males and 1,258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahara has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Barahara covers 333.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barahara is Siswa Bazar, about 18 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 village for Barahara.

Barahara is about 10 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 Nautanwa tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Mahrajganj is about 10 km away. Mahārāganj is about 10 km away. Siswa Bazar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahra Bishwambharpur (under 2 km), Barahra Shivnath (under 2 km) and Karmahava Khurd (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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