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About Barbad Village

Barbad is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 4 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 4
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 250
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbad compares

By the 2011 count Barbad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Barbad

Barbad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barbad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barbad from other places

Barbad lies about 7.4 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.8 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 Barbad
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 2.8 km
District headquarters Giridih 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 10 km

Villages closest to Barbad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbad village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Barbad village has 4 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbad has about 250 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Barbad is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbad covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barbad falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barbad is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance for Barbad.

Barbad is about 7.4 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbad is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 2.8 km away. Giridih is about 7.4 km away. Bengabad is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwadih Kalan (under 2 km), Barwadih Khurd (under 2 km) and Bhandaridih (1.6 km).

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

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