About Bara Pathar Village

Bara Pathar is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 366 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Pathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Pathar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	343 hectares
Population	748
Male Population	366
Female Population	382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Pathar compares

By the 2011 count Bara Pathar is the 9th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bara Pathar

Bara Pathar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Pathar as Available within village. 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 Pathar from other places

Bara Pathar lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 15 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 Pathar
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	15 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	30 km
District headquarters	Dumka	32 km

Villages closest to Bara Pathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Pathar village had a population of 748. That makes it the 9th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Bara Pathar village has 366 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Pathar has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bara Pathar is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Pathar covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Pathar falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Pathar is Harinsing, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara Pathar.

Bara Pathar is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Pathar is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 8.3 km away. Harinsing is about 15 km away. Nalhāti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.