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About Bariol Village

Bariol is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,028, made up of 1,603 males and 1,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares.

Bariol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 3,028
Male Population 1,603
Female Population 1,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bariol compares

By the 2011 count Bariol is the 27th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bariol

Bariol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bariol as Available within 5 - 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 Bariol from other places

Bariol lies about 44 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, 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 Bariol
Nearest railway station Sanjay Gram 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 13 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 44 km

Villages closest to Bariol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariol village had a population of 3,028. That makes it the 27th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Bariol village has 1,603 males and 1,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariol has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Bariol covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bariol falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bariol is Sanjay Gram, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bariol.

Bariol is about 44 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bariol is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sanjay Gram is about 6.6 km away. Barsoi is about 13 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonatola (under 2 km), Balrampur (1.5 km) and Langarpur (2.5 km).

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

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