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About Barahara Kanhai Village

Barahara Kanhai is a large village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,548, made up of 1,267 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahara Kanhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahara Kanhai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273155
Area (hectares) 248.37 hectares
Population 2,548
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barahara Kanhai compares

By the 2011 count Barahara Kanhai is the 64th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 248.37 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Barahara Kanhai

The census records public bus service for Barahara Kanhai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barahara Kanhai from other places

Barahara Kanhai lies about 27 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 1.8 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 Kanhai
Nearest railway station Purandarpur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 12 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 25 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 27 km

Villages closest to Barahara Kanhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahara Kanhai village had a population of 2,548. That makes it the 64th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Barahara Kanhai village has 1,267 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahara Kanhai has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Barahara Kanhai is 273155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahara Kanhai covers 248.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahara Kanhai falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahara Kanhai is Purandarpur, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kanhai.

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

Barahara Kanhai is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Purandarpur is about 1.8 km away. Pharenda is about 12 km away. Mahārāganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murila (1.7 km), Semarahni (1.9 km) and Semrahni (1.9 km).

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

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