About Barang Village

Barang is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 105 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	161.75 hectares
Population	202
Male Population	105
Female Population	97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
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 Barang compares

By the 2011 count Barang is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 161.75 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Barang

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

Barang lies about 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 35 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 Barang
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	13 km
District headquarters	Gumla	29 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	29 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	35 km

Villages closest to Barang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barang village had a population of 202. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Barang village has 105 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barang has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Barang is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barang covers 161.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barang falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barang is Lohardaga, about 35 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 Barang.

Barang is about 29 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barang is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 13 km away. Gumla is about 29 km away. Gumlā is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.