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About Barar Village

Barar is a mid sized village in Charpokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 569 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares.

Barar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Charpokhari
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 569
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barar compares

By the 2011 count Barar is the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Barar

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

How far is Barar from other places

Barar lies about 31 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 Barar
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 6.7 km
Nearest town Arāria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Charpokhari 31 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 31 km

Villages closest to Barar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barar village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Barar village has 569 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barar has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Barar covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barar falls under Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barar is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barar.

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

Barar is in Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kusiargaon is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Charpokhari is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahra (under 2 km), Barar English (under 2 km) and Majhiawan (6.5 km).

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

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