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About Bariam Village

Bariam is a small village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 87 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 759 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bariam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariam village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Pincode 813101
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 87
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 759
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bariam compares

By the 2011 count Bariam is the 103rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bariam

Bariam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bariam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bariam from other places

Bariam lies about 43 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Nathnagar, about 3.2 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 Bariam
Nearest railway station Nathnagar 3.2 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 25 km
District headquarters Banka 43 km

Villages closest to Bariam

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

Common questions about Bariam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariam village had a population of 153. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Bariam village has 87 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariam has about 759 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bariam is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bariam covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bariam falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bariam is Nathnagar, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bariam.

Bariam is about 43 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bariam is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Nathnagar is about 3.2 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 5.1 km away. Amarpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanjarpur (7.2 km), Gangapur (9.8 km) and Fatehpur (11 km).

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

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