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About Bariarpur Village

Bariarpur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 745 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Bariarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,444
Male Population 745
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Bariarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bariarpur is the 46th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Bariarpur

The census records public bus service for Bariarpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bariarpur from other places

Bariarpur lies about 40 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bariarpur, about under 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 Bariarpur
Nearest railway station Bariarpur under 2 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 28 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 40 km

Villages closest to Bariarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariarpur village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 46th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Bariarpur village has 745 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariarpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Bariarpur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bariarpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bariarpur is Bariarpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bariarpur.

Bariarpur is about 40 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bariarpur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bariarpur is about under 2 km away. Jamālpur is about 9.2 km away. Shahkund is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariarpur Dakhili (under 2 km), Bariarpur Inglish (under 2 km) and Bariarpur Mal (under 2 km).

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

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