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About Baranda Village

Baranda is a mid sized village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 401 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baranda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Verno
Pincode 835203
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 401
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baranda compares

By the 2011 count Baranda is the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Baranda

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

How far is Baranda from other places

Baranda lies about 19 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 54 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 Baranda
Tehsil headquarters Verno 19 km
District headquarters Gumla 19 km
Nearest town Gumlā 19 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 54 km

Villages closest to Baranda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baranda village had a population of 825. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Baranda village has 401 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baranda has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Baranda is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baranda covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baranda falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baranda is Kurkura, about 54 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baranda.

Baranda is about 19 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baranda is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Verno is about 19 km away. Gumla is about 19 km away. Gumlā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa (13 km), Longa (14 km) and Bangru (23 km).

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

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