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About Barbakpur Village

Barbakpur is a mid sized village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,867, made up of 962 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.91 hectares hectares.

Barbakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbakpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 95.91 hectares
Population 1,867
Male Population 962
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barbakpur compares

By the 2011 count Barbakpur is the 58th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 95.91 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Barbakpur

Barbakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barbakpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barbakpur from other places

Barbakpur lies about 36 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 3.9 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 Barbakpur
Nearest railway station Goldinganj 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 5.7 km
Nearest town Chāpra 7.9 km
District headquarters Saran 36 km

Villages closest to Barbakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbakpur village had a population of 1,867. That makes it the 58th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Barbakpur village has 962 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbakpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Barbakpur covers 95.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barbakpur falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barbakpur is Goldinganj, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barbakpur.

Barbakpur is about 36 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbakpur is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Goldinganj is about 3.9 km away. Garkha is about 5.7 km away. Chāpra is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwadih (under 2 km), Pirauna (under 2 km) and Pirari (under 2 km).

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

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