About Barahariki Village

Barahariki is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 223 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahariki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahariki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814144
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	471
Male Population	223
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,112
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 Barahariki compares

By the 2011 count Barahariki is the 70th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Barahariki

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

Barahariki 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 Barahariki
Nearest railway station	Barapalasi	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	14 km
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km

Villages closest to Barahariki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahariki village had a population of 471. That makes it the 70th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Barahariki village has 223 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahariki has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Barahariki is 814144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahariki covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barahariki falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barahariki 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 Barahariki.

Barahariki 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.

Barahariki is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Ranishwar 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.