About Barantpur Village

Barantpur is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 860 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares.

Barantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barantpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	220 hectares
Population	1,640
Male Population	860
Female Population	780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barantpur compares

By the 2011 count Barantpur is the 64th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Barantpur

Barantpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barantpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barantpur from other places

Barantpur lies about 33 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barantpur
Nearest railway station	Bathnaha	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	5.3 km
District headquarters	Araria	33 km

Villages closest to Barantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Barantpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barantpur village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 64th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Barantpur village has 860 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barantpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Barantpur covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barantpur falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barantpur is Bathnaha, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barantpur.

Barantpur is about 33 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barantpur is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 3.0 km away. Forbesganj is about 5.3 km away. Araria is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.