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About Barhagari Village

Barhagari is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 22 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhagari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhagari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 99.15 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 22
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhagari compares

By the 2011 count Barhagari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 99.15 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barhagari

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

How far is Barhagari from other places

Barhagari lies about 7.2 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 8.1 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 Barhagari
Tehsil headquarters Gande 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 8.1 km

Villages closest to Barhagari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhagari village had a population of 42. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Barhagari village has 22 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhagari has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barhagari is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhagari covers 99.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barhagari falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barhagari is Giridih, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance for Barhagari.

Barhagari is about 7.2 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhagari is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 7.2 km away. Giridih is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Merkhogundi (under 2 km), Chutiadih (under 2 km) and Sankardih (1.5 km).

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

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