About Barai Village

Barai is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 787 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	201 hectares
Population	1,528
Male Population	787
Female Population	741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
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 Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 32nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barai

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

Barai lies about 58 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 27 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 Barai
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	27 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	35 km
District headquarters	Giridih	58 km

Villages closest to Barai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 1,528. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Barai village has 787 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Barai is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barai falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barai is Dhanwar, about 27 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 Barai.

Barai is about 58 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 9.1 km away. Dhanwar is about 27 km away. Jamūī is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.