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About Barhi Newada Village

Barhi Newada is one of the larger villages in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,132, made up of 2,630 males and 2,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.21 hectares hectares.

Barhi Newada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhi Newada village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 287.21 hectares
Population 5,132
Male Population 2,630
Female Population 2,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Barhi Newada compares

By the 2011 count Barhi Newada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 287.21 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Barhi Newada

Barhi Newada 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 Barhi Newada as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhi Newada from other places

Barhi Newada lies about 51 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Ahimanpur, about 3.3 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 Barhi Newada
Nearest railway station Ahimanpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 16 km
District headquarters Varanasi 51 km

Villages closest to Barhi Newada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 Barhi Newada

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhi Newada village had a population of 5,132. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Barhi Newada village has 2,630 males and 2,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhi Newada has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Barhi Newada covers 287.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhi Newada falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhi Newada is Ahimanpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Barhi Newada.

Barhi Newada is about 51 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhi Newada is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Ahimanpur is about 3.3 km away. Gyānpur is about 6.9 km away. Pindra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newada (under 2 km), Jathi (under 2 km) and Ramapur (1.5 km).

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

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