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About Baramasiya Village

Baramasiya is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 440 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baramasiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baramasiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814133
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 440
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Baramasiya compares

By the 2011 count Baramasiya is the 67th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 261 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Baramasiya

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

Baramasiya lies about 50 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Baramasiya
Nearest railway station Barapalasi under 2 km
Nearest town Dumka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 34 km
District headquarters Godda 50 km

Villages closest to Baramasiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baramasiya village had a population of 866. That makes it the 67th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Baramasiya village has 440 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baramasiya has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Baramasiya is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baramasiya covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baramasiya falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baramasiya is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 Baramasiya.

Baramasiya is about 50 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baramasiya is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Poreyahat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Bara Chapar (under 2 km) and Mohanabarandande (under 2 km).

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

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