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About Barantar Village

Barantar is a large village in Nilambazar tehsil, in the district of Karimganj, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,879, made up of 1,440 males and 1,439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.88 hectares hectares.

Barantar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barantar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karimganj
Tehsil Nilambazar
Area (hectares) 51.88 hectares
Population 2,879
Male Population 1,440
Female Population 1,439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barantar compares

By the 2011 count Barantar is the 18th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,353 residents. Its 51.88 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Barantar

The census records public bus service for Barantar 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baleswar, Balirbond, Baniargool and Baraigram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barantar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barantar village had a population of 2,879. That makes it the 18th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,353 residents.

Barantar village has 1,440 males and 1,439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barantar has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Barantar covers 51.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barantar falls under Nilambazar tehsil of Karimganj district in Assam.

The census record for Barantar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Barantar.

Barantar is in Nilambazar tehsil of Karimganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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