About Barinagar Village

Barinagar is one of the larger villages in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26,505, made up of 13,947 males and 12,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1349.6 hectares hectares.

Barinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barinagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barari
Area (hectares)	1349.6 hectares
Population	26,505
Male Population	13,947
Female Population	12,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Barinagar compares

By the 2011 count Barinagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 1349.6 hectares work out to about 20 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 906.

Getting to Barinagar

Barinagar 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 Barinagar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barinagar from other places

Barinagar lies about 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, 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 Barinagar
Nearest railway station	Karagola Road	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barari	2.3 km
District headquarters	Katihar	21 km

Villages closest to Barinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barinagar village had a population of 26,505. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Barinagar village has 13,947 males and 12,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barinagar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Barinagar covers 1349.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barinagar falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barinagar is Karagola Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barinagar.

Barinagar is about 21 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barinagar is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Karagola Road is about under 2 km away. Barari is about 2.3 km away. Katihar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.