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About Bariabad Village

Bariabad is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,509, made up of 797 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bariabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 1,509
Male Population 797
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bariabad compares

By the 2011 count Bariabad is the 13th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bariabad

Bariabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bariabad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bariabad from other places

Bariabad lies about 12 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 8.5 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 Bariabad
Nearest railway station Salaia 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 10 km
District headquarters Giridih 12 km

Villages closest to Bariabad

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 Bariabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariabad village had a population of 1,509. That makes it the 13th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Bariabad village has 797 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariabad has about 893 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 Bariabad is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bariabad covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bariabad falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bariabad is Salaia, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bariabad.

Bariabad is about 12 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bariabad is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Salaia is about 8.5 km away. Bengabad is about 10 km away. Giridih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jugnudih (under 2 km), Taratanr (under 2 km) and Khutri (1.6 km).

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

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