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About Baraipat Village

Baraipat is a mid sized village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 398 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraipat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraipat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 791
Male Population 398
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baraipat compares

By the 2011 count Baraipat is the 33rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1007.

Getting to Baraipat

Baraipat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraipat as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraipat from other places

Baraipat lies about 58 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 27 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 Baraipat
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 27 km
Nearest town Jamūī 35 km
District headquarters Giridih 58 km

Villages closest to Baraipat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraipat village had a population of 791. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Baraipat village has 398 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraipat has about 987 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Baraipat is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraipat covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraipat falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baraipat is Dhanwar, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baraipat.

Baraipat is about 58 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraipat is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 7.8 km away. Dhanwar is about 27 km away. Jamūī is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duriakaram (under 2 km), Paisra (1.7 km) and Modibigha (2.1 km).

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

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