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About Baria Kalan Village

Baria Kalan is a mid sized village in Fatwah tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 812 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baria Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baria Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Fatwah
Pincode 803201
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 812
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Baria Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Baria Kalan is the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Baria Kalan

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

Baria Kalan lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Banka Ghat, about 7.3 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 Baria Kalan
Nearest railway station Banka Ghat 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatwah 7.5 km
Nearest town Fatwa 7.5 km
District headquarters Patna 15 km

Villages closest to Baria Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatwah 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 Baria Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baria Kalan village had a population of 1,558. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Baria Kalan village has 812 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baria Kalan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Baria Kalan is 803201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baria Kalan covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baria Kalan falls under Fatwah tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baria Kalan is Banka Ghat, about 7.3 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 Baria Kalan.

Baria Kalan is about 15 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baria Kalan is in Fatwah tehsil of Patna district. Banka Ghat is about 7.3 km away. Fatwah is about 7.5 km away. Fatwa is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharphar (under 2 km), Ramji Chak (under 2 km) and Pachrukhia (under 2 km).

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

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