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About Barya Village

Barya 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 1,919, made up of 996 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares.

Barya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 362 hectares
Population 1,919
Male Population 996
Female Population 923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barya compares

By the 2011 count Barya is the 39th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Barya

Barya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barya as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barajor, Baramuri, Barbendya and Barmuri. 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 Barya

As per the Census of India 2011, Barya village had a population of 1,919. That makes it the 39th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Barya village has 996 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barya has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Barya covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barya.

Barya 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 Barya today is likely to be higher.

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