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About Barhampur Village

Barhampur is one of the larger villages in Ghoghardiha tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,882, made up of 9,079 males and 8,803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1742.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Ghoghardiha
Pincode 847402
Area (hectares) 1742.6 hectares
Population 17,882
Male Population 9,079
Female Population 8,803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhampur compares

By the 2011 count Barhampur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents. Its 1742.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Barhampur

Barhampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barhampur from other places

Barhampur lies about 16 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Sakri Junction, 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 Barhampur
Nearest railway station Sakri Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoghardiha 16 km
District headquarters Madhubani 16 km

Villages closest to Barhampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhampur village had a population of 17,882. 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 3,627 residents.

Barhampur village has 9,079 males and 8,803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhampur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Barhampur is 847402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhampur covers 1742.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhampur falls under Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhampur is Sakri Junction, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barhampur.

Barhampur is about 16 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhampur is in Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district. Sakri Junction is about under 2 km away. Ghoghardiha is about 16 km away. Madhubani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (3.9 km), Pipra Kamalpur (6.8 km) and Nathopur (8.9 km).

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

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