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About Barahi Village

Barahi is one of the larger villages in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,110, made up of 3,744 males and 3,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Pincode 244301
Area (hectares) 339.71 hectares
Population 7,110
Male Population 3,744
Female Population 3,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barahi compares

By the 2011 count Barahi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 339.71 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Barahi

Barahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barahi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barahi from other places

Barahi lies about 23 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 4.5 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 Barahi
Nearest town Sirsi 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Sirsi Mukhdampur 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sambhal 11 km
District headquarters Moradabad 23 km

Villages closest to Barahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahi village had a population of 7,110. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Barahi village has 3,744 males and 3,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Barahi is 244301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahi covers 339.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barahi falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahi is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barahi.

Barahi is about 23 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahi is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. Sirsi is about 4.0 km away. Sirsi Mukhdampur is about 4.5 km away. Sambhal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Razakpur (under 2 km), Rehtol (2.6 km) and Sisota (2.8 km).

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

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