Skip to main content

About Barasatighat Village

Barasatighat is a small village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 55 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasatighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasatighat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 814157
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 55
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barasatighat compares

By the 2011 count Barasatighat is the 275th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Barasatighat

Barasatighat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barasatighat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barasatighat from other places

Barasatighat lies about 106 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Barasatighat
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohanpur 23 km
District headquarters Deoghar 106 km

Villages closest to Barasatighat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasatighat village had a population of 121. That makes it the 275th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Barasatighat village has 55 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasatighat has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Barasatighat is 814157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasatighat covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barasatighat falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barasatighat is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barasatighat.

Barasatighat is about 106 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barasatighat is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Mohanpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Barajharna (under 2 km) and Barakala (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All