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About Barihat Village

Barihat is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 131 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barihat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barihat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 54.93 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 131
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barihat compares

By the 2011 count Barihat is the 86th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 54.93 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Barihat

Barihat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barihat 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barihat from other places

Barihat lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Barihat
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Barihat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri I 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 Barihat

As per the Census of India 2011, Barihat village had a population of 254. That makes it the 86th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Barihat village has 131 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barihat has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Barihat is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barihat covers 54.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barihat falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barihat is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barihat.

Barihat is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barihat is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Suri I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Chaturi (under 2 km), Chhatra Gachhi (under 2 km) and Khatangadihi (under 2 km).

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

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