About Bara Bahiar Village

Bara Bahiar is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 247 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Bahiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Bahiar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	482
Male Population	247
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Bahiar compares

By the 2011 count Bara Bahiar is the 108th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bara Bahiar

Bara Bahiar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Bahiar as Available within 5 - 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 Bara Bahiar from other places

Bara Bahiar lies about 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Bara Bahiar
Nearest railway station	Barapalasi	under 2 km
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	22 km

Villages closest to Bara Bahiar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 Bara Bahiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Bahiar village had a population of 482. That makes it the 108th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Bara Bahiar village has 247 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Bahiar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bara Bahiar is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Bahiar covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Bahiar falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Bahiar is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara Bahiar.

Bara Bahiar is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Bahiar is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Ramgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.