| Barahiya | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Bihar#India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bihar, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.2833°N 86.0333°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Munger |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lakhisarai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 43032 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[1] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 811302 |
| Registration Plate: | BR-53 |
Barahiya is a town and nagar parishad in Lakhisarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.[2] It has a total population of 43,032. It lies on the southern bank of the river Ganges, about 116.8 km east of Patna
As of 2011 Indian Census, Barahiya had a total population of 43,032, of which 22,817 were males and 20,215 were females, with a sex ratio of 886. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 6,706. The total number of literates in Barahiya was 26,746, which constituted 62.2% of the population with male literacy of 67.4% and female literacy of 56.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Barahiya was 73.6%, of which male literacy rate was 80.1% and female literacy rate was 66.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 4,185 and 28 respectively. Barahiya had 6893 households in 2011.[3]
India census, Barahiya had a population of 39,745. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barahiya has an average literacy rate of 53% which is well below the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.[4]
See main article: Barhiya Station. Barhiya is connected to major cities of India by the Delhi-Kolkata main line, as it falls on the Asansol-Patna section which runs along the historic Grand Trunk road.[5]