About Barbhang Village

Barbhang is a mid sized village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 476 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbhang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbhang village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Dighalbank
Pincode	855107
Area (hectares)	322 hectares
Population	937
Male Population	476
Female Population	461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbhang compares

By the 2011 count Barbhang is the 46th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Barbhang

Barbhang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barbhang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barbhang from other places

Barbhang lies about 35 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 8.8 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 Barbhang
Tehsil headquarters	Dighalbank	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	8.8 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	19 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	35 km

Villages closest to Barbhang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbhang village had a population of 937. That makes it the 46th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Barbhang village has 476 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbhang has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Barbhang is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbhang covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barbhang falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barbhang is Pawakhali, about 8.8 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 10+ km distance for Barbhang.

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

Barbhang is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 7.2 km away. Pawakhali is about 8.8 km away. Bahādurganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.