About Barapahari Village

Barapahari is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 460 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barapahari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	356 hectares
Population	907
Male Population	460
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Barapahari compares

By the 2011 count Barapahari is the 29th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barapahari

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

Barapahari lies about 18 km from Pirtanr, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 19 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 Barapahari
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	18 km
Nearest railway station	Giridih	19 km

Villages closest to Barapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barapahari village had a population of 907. That makes it the 29th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Barapahari village has 460 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barapahari has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Barapahari is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barapahari covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barapahari falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barapahari is Giridih, about 19 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 Barapahari.

Barapahari is about 18 km from Pirtanr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barapahari is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 18 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.