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About Barhampur Village

Barhampur is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 353 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652 hectares hectares.

Barhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 652 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 353
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barhampur compares

By the 2011 count Barhampur is the 77th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 652 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Barhampur

The census records public bus service for Barhampur as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhampur from other places

Barhampur lies about 32 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chhapra Junction, about 2.5 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 Chhapra Junction 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 4.7 km
Nearest town Chāpra 4.7 km
District headquarters Saran 32 km

Villages closest to Barhampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chapra 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 698. That makes it the 77th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Barhampur village has 353 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhampur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Barhampur covers 652 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barhampur falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhampur is Chhapra Junction, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barhampur.

Barhampur is about 32 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhampur is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Chhapra Junction is about 2.5 km away. Chapra is about 4.7 km away. Chāpra is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (under 2 km), Karinga (under 2 km) and Misraulia (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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