# Bahraich District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Bahraich district

Bahraich is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 23rd of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,487,731 people** in 4 sub-districts, 5 towns and 1,390 villages; 8% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bahraich](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/bahraich/bahraich/) (186,223).

- 3,487,731people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 5towns
- 49.4%literacy

## Who lives in Bahraich?

Bahraich had **3,487,731 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.7% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 23rd of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 892 women for every 1,000 men (below the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 39th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 935 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 5.8 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Bahraich?

49.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 70th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 58.3% and women at 39.2% — a gap of 19.2 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bahraich](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/bahraich/) (58.2%) and lowest in [Nanpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/nanpara/) (43.9%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Bahraich do for a living?

33.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 15.6%). Of all workers, 31% farmed their own land, 19% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 12% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 35% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 51% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Mahasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/mahasi/) (59% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bahraich](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/bahraich/) (44% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 31 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%) · **■** Marginal 35 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Bahraich

8.1% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 58th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 5 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Bahraich](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/bahraich/bahraich/) with 186,223 people, home to 66% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Bahraich

Bahraich had 1,390 census villages, 1,359 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,357 people; 114 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Godahiya No. 1To 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/kaiserganj/godahiya-no-1to-4/) (25,071), [Nanpara Dehati](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/nanpara/nanpara-dehati/) (20,083), [Majhara Tawkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/kaiserganj/majhara-tawkali/) (17,767), [Sujauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/nanpara/sujauli-171222/) (13,195) and [Gayaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/nanpara/gayaghat/) (12,953).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Bahraich district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Bahraich district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The district of Bahraich contains an area of 2647 sq. m. It consists of three tracts: (1) in the centre, an elevated triangular plateau, projecting from the base of the Himalayas for about 50 m. in a south-easterly direction—average breadth, 13 m., area, 670 sq. m.; (2) the great plain of the Gogra, on the west, about 40 ft. below the level of the plateau; and (3) on the east, another lesser area of depression, comprising the basin of the Rapti. The tarai, or the forest and marshy tracts along the southern slopes of the Himalayas, gradually merge within the district into drier land, the beds of the streams become deeper and more marked, the marshes disappear, and the country assumes the ordinary appearance of the plain of the Ganges. The Gogra skirts the district for 114 m.; and the Rapti, with its branch the Bhalka, drains the high grounds. In 1901 the population was 1,051,347, showing an increase of 5% in the decade. A considerable trade is conducted with Nepal, chiefly in timber. A line of railway has been opened through the district to Nepalganj on the frontier. As there are no canals in the district, irrigation is obtained solely from wells, tanks and rivers.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Bahraich compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Bahraich · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**902

Working population ****33.0%**

**32.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bahraich

Of every 100 households in Bahraich in 2011, 14 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bahraich · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

Toilet within the home ****16%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

Tap water ****32%**

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

Use banking services ****65%**

Television ****12%**

Mobile phone ****43%**

Computer with internet ****0%**

Two-wheeler ****9%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****18%**

Own their home ****98%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Bahraich

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Nanpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/nanpara/) 1,272,045 425 2 

[Mahasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/mahasi/) 546,995 235 0 

[Bahraich](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/bahraich/) 843,905 293 2 

[Kaiserganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/kaiserganj/) 824,786 437 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Bahraich

- Bahraich · 186,223
- Nanpara · 48,337
- Jarwal · 19,289
- Kewalpur · 16,445
- Risiya Bazar · 13,750

## Largest villages in Bahraich

- Godahiya No. 1To 4 · 25,071
- Nanpara Dehati · 20,083
- Majhara Tawkali · 17,767
- Sujauli · 13,195
- Gayaghat · 12,953
- Urra · 10,943
- Mihi Purwa · 10,853
- Shekh Dahir · 10,711
- Intaha · 10,411
- Majhara · 9,657
- Chahalwa · 9,638
- Motipur · 9,382
- Chauksa Har · 9,370
- Kundwa · 9,330
- Mahsi · 8,987
- Rehuya Mansur · 8,981
- Balbhaddarpur · 8,910
- Raipur · 8,795
- Madhawapur · 8,602
- Banjariya · 8,556

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Bahraich?4: Nanpara, Mahasi, Bahraich, Kaiserganj
- What is the population of Bahraich district?3,487,731 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Bahraich?Bahraich