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About Barai Village

Barai is one of the larger villages in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,159, made up of 4,119 males and 4,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 854.81 hectares
Population 8,159
Male Population 4,119
Female Population 4,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 854.81 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Barai

Barai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barai 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 Barai from other places

Barai lies about 48 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 13 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 Barai
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Chichaki 13 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 48 km

Villages closest to Barai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 8,159. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Barai village has 4,119 males and 4,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 981 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Barai is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai covers 854.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barai falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barai is Chichaki, about 13 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 Barai.

Barai is about 48 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 8.9 km away. Chichaki is about 13 km away. Barki Saria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundro (under 2 km), Alpito (3.0 km) and Simaria (3.0 km).

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

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