About Bharu Village

Bharu is a large village in Jaridih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,931, made up of 2,034 males and 1,897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Jaridih
Pincode	829144
Area (hectares)	391.41 hectares
Population	3,931
Male Population	2,034
Female Population	1,897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharu compares

By the 2011 count Bharu is the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents. Its 391.41 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bharu

Bharu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharu from other places

Bharu lies about 21 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 12 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 Bharu
Tehsil headquarters	Jaridih	11 km
Nearest town	Jāridih	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	12 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	21 km

Villages closest to Bharu

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

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Common questions about Bharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharu village had a population of 3,931. That makes it the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents.

Bharu village has 2,034 males and 1,897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharu has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bharu is 829144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharu covers 391.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharu falls under Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bharu is Jarangdih, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharu.

Bharu is about 21 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharu is in Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district. Jaridih is about 11 km away. Jāridih is about 11 km away. Jarangdih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.