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About Barha Village

Barha is a mid sized village in Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 314 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.84 hectares hectares.

Barha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Muhammadabad Gohna
Area (hectares) 42.84 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 314
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barha compares

By the 2011 count Barha is the 202nd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 42.84 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Barha

Barha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barha from other places

Barha lies about 34 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, about 4.6 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 Barha
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 4.6 km
Nearest town Saidpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Muhammadabad Gohna 34 km
District headquarters Mau 34 km

Villages closest to Barha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Muhammadabad Gohna 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 Barha

As per the Census of India 2011, Barha village had a population of 619. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Barha village has 314 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barha has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Barha covers 42.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barha falls under Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barha is Jakhanian, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Barha.

Barha is about 34 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barha is in Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil of Mau district. Jakhanian is about 4.6 km away. Saidpur is about 22 km away. Muhammadabad Gohna is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pradhanpur (7.6 km), Jolhapur (8.1 km) and Kalij Pur (8.7 km).

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

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