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About Barantpur Village

Barantpur is a mid sized village in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,954, made up of 1,045 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Benipatti
Pincode 847223
Area (hectares) 104.8 hectares
Population 1,954
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barantpur compares

By the 2011 count Barantpur is the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 104.8 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Barantpur

Barantpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barantpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barantpur from other places

Barantpur lies about 19 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Korahia, about 13 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 Barantpur
Nearest railway station Korahia 13 km
Nearest town Jainagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Benipatti 14 km
District headquarters Madhubani 19 km

Villages closest to Barantpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barantpur village had a population of 1,954. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Barantpur village has 1,045 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barantpur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Barantpur is 847223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barantpur covers 104.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barantpur falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barantpur is Korahia, about 13 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 km distance for Barantpur.

Barantpur is about 19 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barantpur is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Korahia is about 13 km away. Jainagar is about 14 km away. Benipatti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parjuar (4.3 km), Dhanga (6.2 km) and Paraul (6.6 km).

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

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