About Barri Village

Barri is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 509 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares.

Barri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	959
Male Population	509
Female Population	450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barri compares

By the 2011 count Barri is the 76th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Barri

Barri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barri from other places

Barri lies about 31 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 6.6 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 Barri
Nearest railway station	Tikani	6.6 km
Nearest town	Purāini	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	31 km
District headquarters	Banka	31 km

Villages closest to Barri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barri village had a population of 959. That makes it the 76th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Barri village has 509 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barri has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Barri covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barri falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barri is Tikani, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barri.

Barri is about 31 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barri is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 6.6 km away. Purāini is about 7.7 km away. Dhuraiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.