About Barhaj

Gaura Barhaj ( ) is a city and a municipal board in Deoria district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Barhaj is a town at banks of the holy Saryu (Ghaghra) River. Along the river banks, Sona mandir, the work place of a saint Baba Raghav Das, is located and it is a prominent place of attraction in the town. As of 2001 India census,[1] Gaura Barhaj had a population of 35,279. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gaura Barhaj has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 47%. In Gaura Barhaj, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.