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- LGD code
- 180283
- Pincode
- 272131
- Post office
- Captainganj (Basti)
- Population
- 654
- Households
- 115
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Sex ratio
- 924 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 216
Census 2011 · in context
How Barhya compares
By population, Barhya ranks #500 of 1527 villages in Harraiya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.2%
−4.7% vs mandal average
- Barhya
- 51.2%
- Harraiya mandal
- 55.9%
- Basti district
- 56.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
924
−43 vs mandal average
- Barhya
- 924
- Harraiya mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Barhya
- 5.7
- Harraiya mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barhya at a glance
Barhya is a village of 654 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Harraiya tehsil, Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, the 500th-largest of 1527 villages in Harraiya tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 272131, served by Captainganj (Basti) post office; the LGD village code is 180283. The village votes in Sandila assembly constituency, represented by MLA Alka Singh. The population is estimated at 771 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barhya
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BASTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 2
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DUBAULI MISHRA
- Total area (ha)
- 37.16
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 31.02
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barhya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barhya
- LGD code
- 180283
- Pincode
- 272131
- Post office
- Captainganj (Basti)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 654
- Population (projected 2026)
- 771
- Households
- 115
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 924
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Misrikh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sandila
- Member of Parliament
- Ashok Kumar Rawat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Alka Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Harraiya
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 272131
- BaragalHarraiya mandal4,250 pop
- Unji MustahakamHarraiya mandal3,954 pop
- Bangawa KhasHarraiya mandal3,596 pop
- DharmupurHarraiya mandal3,140 pop
- PokhraHarraiya mandal2,586 pop
- BelsarHarraiya mandal2,575 pop
- Nakti Dei BujurgHarraiya mandal2,538 pop
- Ratas Urf KaptanganjHarraiya mandal2,446 pop
- BarsavHarraiya mandal2,360 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)