About Baripokhar Village

Baripokhar is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,946, made up of 1,010 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.2 hectares hectares.

Baripokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baripokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	73.2 hectares
Population	1,946
Male Population	1,010
Female Population	936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baripokhar compares

By the 2011 count Baripokhar is the 53rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 73.2 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Baripokhar

Baripokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baripokhar as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baripokhar from other places

Baripokhar lies about 35 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 5.7 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 Baripokhar
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	9.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	21 km
District headquarters	Katihar	35 km

Villages closest to Baripokhar

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

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Common questions about Baripokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baripokhar village had a population of 1,946. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Baripokhar village has 1,010 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baripokhar has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Baripokhar covers 73.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baripokhar falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baripokhar is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baripokhar.

Baripokhar is about 35 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baripokhar is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 5.7 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.