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About Barajori Village

Barajori is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 375 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barajori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barajori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 274.74 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 375
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Barajori compares

By the 2011 count Barajori is the 121st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 274.74 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Barajori

Barajori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barajori 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 Barajori from other places

Barajori lies about 37 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Rema, about 10 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 Barajori
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Rema 10 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 37 km

Villages closest to Barajori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barajori village had a population of 721. That makes it the 121st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Barajori village has 375 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barajori has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Barajori is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barajori covers 274.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barajori falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barajori is Rema, about 10 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 Barajori.

Barajori is about 37 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barajori is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 9.1 km away. Rema is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Helhi Pardhandih (under 2 km), Jatadih (under 2 km) and Mahuatanr (1.8 km).

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

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