About Barpa Village

Barpa is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,670, made up of 1,398 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barpa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Pincode	824114
Area (hectares)	544 hectares
Population	2,670
Male Population	1,398
Female Population	1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barpa compares

By the 2011 count Barpa is the 18th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 544 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Barpa

Barpa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barpa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barpa from other places

Barpa lies about 30 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 15 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 Barpa
Nearest railway station	Jakhim	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	17 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	30 km

Villages closest to Barpa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 Barpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barpa village had a population of 2,670. That makes it the 18th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Barpa village has 1,398 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barpa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Barpa is 824114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barpa covers 544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barpa falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barpa is Jakhim, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Barpa.

Barpa is about 30 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barpa is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 15 km away. Rafiganj is about 17 km away. Aurangabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.