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About Barap Village

Barap is a large village in Garhani tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,676, made up of 1,938 males and 1,738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Garhani
Pincode 802203
Area (hectares) 488 hectares
Population 3,676
Male Population 1,938
Female Population 1,738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barap compares

By the 2011 count Barap is the 7th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 488 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Barap

Barap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barap as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barap from other places

Barap 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 Barap
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 6.7 km
Nearest town Arāria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhani 31 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 31 km

Villages closest to Barap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barap village had a population of 3,676. That makes it the 7th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Barap village has 1,938 males and 1,738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barap has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Barap is 802203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barap covers 488 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barap falls under Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barap is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barap.

Barap 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.

Barap is in Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kusiargaon is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Garhani 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 Baraura (under 2 km), Azam Nagar (6.6 km) and Sikaria (8.4 km).

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

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