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About Bara Ranbahiar Village

Bara Ranbahiar is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 605 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Ranbahiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Ranbahiar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 345 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 605
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Bara Ranbahiar compares

By the 2011 count Bara Ranbahiar is the 16th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bara Ranbahiar

Bara Ranbahiar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bara Ranbahiar 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 Bara Ranbahiar from other places

Bara Ranbahiar 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 Ranbahiar
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Bara Ranbahiar

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.

Common questions about Bara Ranbahiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Ranbahiar village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 16th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Bara Ranbahiar village has 605 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Ranbahiar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bara Ranbahiar is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Ranbahiar covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara Ranbahiar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara Ranbahiar.

Bara Ranbahiar 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 Ranbahiar 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Bahiar (under 2 km), Bara Gorro (under 2 km) and Bara Paghar (under 2 km).

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

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