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About Bharanda Village

Bharanda is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 189 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharanda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 189
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharanda compares

By the 2011 count Bharanda is the 100th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bharanda

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

How far is Bharanda from other places

Bharanda lies about 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, 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 Bharanda
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 27 km
District headquarters Godda 30 km

Villages closest to Bharanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharanda village had a population of 399. That makes it the 100th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bharanda village has 189 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharanda has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bharanda is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharanda covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharanda falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bharanda is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharanda.

Bharanda is about 30 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharanda is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 8.0 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 27 km away. Godda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (under 2 km), Taljhari (under 2 km) and Bara Kotha (under 2 km).

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

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