About Barahganda Village

Barahganda is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 531 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahganda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahganda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	825107
Area (hectares)	271 hectares
Population	1,044
Male Population	531
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
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 Barahganda compares

By the 2011 count Barahganda is the 64th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 969.

Getting to Barahganda

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

Barahganda lies about 28 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 7.3 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 Barahganda
Nearest railway station	Chaudhribandh	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	11 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	19 km
District headquarters	Giridih	28 km

Villages closest to Barahganda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahganda village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 64th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Barahganda village has 531 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahganda has about 966 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Barahganda is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahganda covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barahganda falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barahganda is Chaudhribandh, about 7.3 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 Barahganda.

Barahganda is about 28 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahganda is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 7.3 km away. Dumri is about 11 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.