About Barai Village

Barai is a large village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,988, made up of 1,509 males and 1,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1107.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Nawadih
Pincode	825102
Area (hectares)	1107.25 hectares
Population	2,988
Male Population	1,509
Female Population	1,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 1107.25 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barai

Barai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barai from other places

Barai lies about 148 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 6.5 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 Barai
Nearest town	Nawāda	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nawadah	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawadih	34 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	148 km

Villages closest to Barai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 2,988. That makes it the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Barai village has 1,509 males and 1,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Barai is 825102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai covers 1107.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barai falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barai is Nawadah, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barai.

Barai is about 148 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Nawāda is about 6.2 km away. Nawadah is about 6.5 km away. Nawadih is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.