About Bara Bhaki Village

Bara Bhaki is a mid sized village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 276 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Bhaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Bhaki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	373.86 hectares
Population	547
Male Population	276
Female Population	271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
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 Bhaki compares

By the 2011 count Bara Bhaki is the 35th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 373.86 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Bara Bhaki

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

Bara Bhaki 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 Bhaki
Nearest railway station	Barapalasi	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	14 km
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km

Villages closest to Bara Bhaki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Bhaki village had a population of 547. That makes it the 35th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Bara Bhaki village has 276 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Bhaki has about 982 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 1021.

The pincode recorded for Bara Bhaki is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Bhaki covers 373.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Bhaki falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Bhaki 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 Bhaki.

Bara Bhaki 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 Bhaki is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Kathikund is about 14 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.