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About Barari Village

Barari is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 196 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 62.91 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 196
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barari compares

By the 2011 count Barari is the 145th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 62.91 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Barari

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

Barari 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 Barari
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 13 km
District headquarters Dumka 14 km

Villages closest to Barari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barari village had a population of 369. That makes it the 145th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Barari village has 196 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barari has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Barari is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barari covers 62.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barari falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

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

Barari 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.

Barari is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Jarmundi is about 13 km away. Dumka is about 14 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 (under 2 km), Belbara (under 2 km) and Heth Bara (under 2 km).

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

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