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About Barhampur Village

Barhampur is a large village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,458, made up of 1,287 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Pincode 814155
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 2,458
Male Population 1,287
Female Population 1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhampur compares

By the 2011 count Barhampur is the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barhampur

Barhampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barhampur from other places

Barhampur lies about 21 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 2.1 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 Barhampur
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 2.1 km
Nearest town Bānka 12 km
District headquarters Godda 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai 29 km

Villages closest to Barhampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Barhampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhampur village had a population of 2,458. That makes it the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Barhampur village has 1,287 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhampur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Barhampur is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhampur covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhampur falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barhampur is Mandar Hill, about 2.1 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 village for Barhampur.

Barhampur is about 21 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhampur is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Mandar Hill is about 2.1 km away. Bānka is about 12 km away. Godda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprachaur (14 km), Basantpur (16 km) and Chanai Chak (21 km).

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

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