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About Barhampur Village

Barhampur is a small village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 200 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Barhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 200
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barhampur compares

By the 2011 count Barhampur is the 63rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Barhampur

Barhampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhampur 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 5 - 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 18 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, 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 Barhampur
Nearest railway station Rautara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 18 km

Villages closest to Barhampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 375. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Barhampur village has 200 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhampur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Barhampur covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhampur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhampur is Rautara, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Barhampur.

Barhampur is about 18 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhampur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 11 km away. Purnia East is about 18 km away. Purnia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anaili (under 2 km), Gaura (under 2 km) and Sahawa (1.6 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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