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About Barhampur Village

Barhampur is a large village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,066, made up of 1,150 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Pincode 848209
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 2,066
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barhampur compares

By the 2011 count Barhampur is the 30th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Barhampur

Barhampur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barhampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barhampur from other places

Barhampur lies about 19 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sakri Junction, 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 Barhampur
Nearest railway station Sakri Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Madhubani 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan 19 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 19 km

Villages closest to Barhampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan 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 Barhampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhampur village had a population of 2,066. That makes it the 30th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Barhampur village has 1,150 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhampur has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Barhampur is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhampur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhampur falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhampur is Sakri Junction, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barhampur.

Barhampur is about 19 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhampur is in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Sakri Junction is about under 2 km away. Madhubani is about 16 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraenpur (2.3 km), Uda (4.0 km) and Ladiami (7.6 km).

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

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