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About Barpokhar Village

Barpokhar is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 311 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.14 hectares hectares.

Barpokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barpokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 100.14 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 311
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barpokhar compares

By the 2011 count Barpokhar is the 77th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 100.14 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Barpokhar

Barpokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barpokhar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barpokhar from other places

Barpokhar lies about 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 2.9 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 Barpokhar
Nearest railway station Telta 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 9.7 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 33 km
District headquarters Katihar 39 km

Villages closest to Barpokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barpokhar village had a population of 592. That makes it the 77th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Barpokhar village has 311 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barpokhar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Barpokhar covers 100.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barpokhar falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barpokhar is Telta, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barpokhar.

Barpokhar is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barpokhar is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 2.9 km away. Balrampur is about 9.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorra Samalpur (under 2 km), Sahasara Kasht (1.5 km) and Sahasara Mal (1.5 km).

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

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