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About Barepur Village

Barepur is a mid sized village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 693 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Barepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barepur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 693
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Barepur compares

By the 2011 count Barepur is the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Barepur

Barepur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barepur 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 Barepur from other places

Barepur lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 Barepur
Nearest town Barbigha 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 26 km
District headquarters Nalanda 26 km

Villages closest to Barepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barepur village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Barepur village has 693 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barepur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Barepur covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barepur falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barepur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 Barepur.

Barepur is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barepur is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 6.2 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 11 km away. Asthawan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sare (1.5 km), Benar (1.5 km) and Jangipur (1.6 km).

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

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