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About Barajar Village

Barajar is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 295 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares.

Barajar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barajar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 295
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barajar compares

By the 2011 count Barajar is the 153rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Barajar

Barajar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barajar 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandrabad, Bankata, Banshjor and Bar Ambana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barajar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barajar village had a population of 608. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Barajar village has 295 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barajar has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Barajar covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barajar falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Barajar notes the nearest railway station 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 Barajar.

Barajar is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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