About Bharkhar Village

Bharkhar is a large village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,934, made up of 1,475 males and 1,459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 852 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 818206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharkhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	818206
Area (hectares)	852 hectares
Population	2,934
Male Population	1,475
Female Population	1,459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
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 Bharkhar compares

By the 2011 count Bharkhar is the 13th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 852 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bharkhar

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

Bharkhar lies about 43 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 8.9 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 Bharkhar
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Chegro	8.9 km
Nearest town	Kāro	22 km
District headquarters	Giridih	43 km

Villages closest to Bharkhar

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 Bharkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharkhar village had a population of 2,934. That makes it the 13th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Bharkhar village has 1,475 males and 1,459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharkhar has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bharkhar is 818206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharkhar covers 852 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharkhar falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bharkhar is Chegro, about 8.9 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 Bharkhar.

Bharkhar is about 43 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharkhar is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Dumri is about 5.9 km away. Chegro is about 8.9 km away. Kāro is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.