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About Barabar Village

Barabar is a large village in Daru tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,262, made up of 1,162 males and 1,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barabar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Daru
Pincode 825313
Area (hectares) 630 hectares
Population 2,262
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barabar compares

By the 2011 count Barabar is the 6th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 630 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Barabar

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

Barabar lies about 21 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Charhi, about 21 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 Barabar
Tehsil headquarters Daru 2.8 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 21 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 21 km
Nearest railway station Charhi 21 km

Villages closest to Barabar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barabar village had a population of 2,262. That makes it the 6th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Barabar village has 1,162 males and 1,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barabar has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Barabar is 825313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barabar covers 630 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barabar falls under Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barabar is Charhi, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Barabar.

Barabar is about 21 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barabar is in Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Daru is about 2.8 km away. Hazaribagh is about 21 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanrarbar (under 2 km), Chiruan (1.8 km) and Pipcho (1.9 km).

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

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