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About Barakar Village

Barakar is a large village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,513, made up of 1,827 males and 1,686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Barakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Silao
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 3,513
Male Population 1,827
Female Population 1,686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Barakar compares

By the 2011 count Barakar is the 14th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Barakar

Barakar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barakar 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 Barakar from other places

Barakar lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 3.8 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 Barakar
Nearest railway station Karahdih 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Silao 5.0 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Barakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakar village had a population of 3,513. That makes it the 14th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Barakar village has 1,827 males and 1,686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Barakar covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barakar falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barakar is Karahdih, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barakar.

Barakar is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakar is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Karahdih is about 3.8 km away. Silao is about 5.0 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhpul (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Gor Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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