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About Barhya Village

Barhya is a mid sized village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 283 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273162
Area (hectares) 71.67 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 283
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barhya compares

By the 2011 count Barhya is the 185th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 71.67 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Barhya

Barhya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhya 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhya from other places

Barhya lies about 29 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 2.1 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 Barhya
Nearest railway station Purandarpur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 9.6 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 25 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 29 km

Villages closest to Barhya

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 Barhya

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhya village had a population of 640. That makes it the 185th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Barhya village has 283 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhya has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Barhya is 273162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhya covers 71.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhya falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhya is Purandarpur, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barhya.

Barhya is about 29 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhya is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Purandarpur is about 2.1 km away. Pharenda is about 9.6 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 Harmandil Khurd (under 2 km), Chandanpur (under 2 km) and Murila (under 2 km).

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

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