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About Barhat Village

Barhat is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,670, made up of 876 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 305.13 hectares
Population 1,670
Male Population 876
Female Population 794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhat compares

By the 2011 count Barhat is the 60th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 305.13 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 941.

Getting to Barhat

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

How far is Barhat from other places

Barhat lies about 43 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 2.8 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 Barhat
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 2.7 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) 2.8 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 43 km

Villages closest to Barhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhat village had a population of 1,670. That makes it the 60th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Barhat village has 876 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhat has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barhat is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhat covers 305.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhat falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barhat is Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur), about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Barhat.

Barhat is about 43 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhat is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Islampur is about 2.7 km away. Islāmpur is about 2.7 km away. Aluabari Road Junction (Islampur) is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sialtor Taranjanbari (under 2 km), Dumrulla (2.2 km) and Aliganj (2.2 km).

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

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