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About Barhhet Village

Barhhet is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 679 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhhet village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 413 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 679
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Barhhet compares

By the 2011 count Barhhet is the 19th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Barhhet

Barhhet is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barhhet 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. The nearest villages by name are Bara, Baramasia, Baratanr and Bardahi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barhhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhhet village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 19th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Barhhet village has 679 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhhet has about 959 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Barhhet is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhhet covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhhet falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Barhhet notes the nearest railway station 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 Barhhet.

Barhhet is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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