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About Barman Village

Barman is a small village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 206 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Barman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barman village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 206
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barman compares

By the 2011 count Barman is the 79th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Barman

Barman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barman as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barman from other places

Barman lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, 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 Barman
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 7.0 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 12 km
District headquarters Gaya 19 km

Villages closest to Barman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Barman

As per the Census of India 2011, Barman village had a population of 386. That makes it the 79th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Barman village has 206 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barman has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Barman covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barman falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barman is Tankuppa, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barman.

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

Barman is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 6.6 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 7.0 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burh Gijoi (under 2 km), Pahri (under 2 km) and Panti (under 2 km).

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

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