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About Baramasia Village

Baramasia is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 268 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baramasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baramasia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 65.03 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 268
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Baramasia compares

By the 2011 count Baramasia is the 69th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 65.03 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Baramasia

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

Baramasia lies about 17 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barmasia, about 2.3 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 Baramasia
Nearest railway station Barmasia 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 17 km
District headquarters Dumka 17 km

Villages closest to Baramasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baramasia village had a population of 534. That makes it the 69th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Baramasia village has 268 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baramasia has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Baramasia is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baramasia covers 65.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baramasia falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baramasia is Barmasia, about 2.3 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 Baramasia.

Baramasia is about 17 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baramasia is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Barmasia is about 2.3 km away. Masalia is about 17 km away. Dumka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramasia Ii (under 2 km), Barmasia (under 2 km) and Dharampur (9.2 km).

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

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