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About Barasi Village

Barasi is a large village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,398, made up of 1,220 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 2,398
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barasi compares

By the 2011 count Barasi is the 19th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 15 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 970.

Getting to Barasi

Barasi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barasi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barasi from other places

Barasi lies about 8.0 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 10 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 Barasi
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 8.0 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 8.0 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 10 km

Villages closest to Barasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasi village had a population of 2,398. That makes it the 19th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Barasi village has 1,220 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasi has about 966 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Barasi is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasi covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barasi falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barasi is Hazaribag Town, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Barasi.

Barasi is about 8.0 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barasi is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 8.0 km away. Hazaribagh is about 8.0 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdispur (under 2 km), Sekha (under 2 km) and Dandai Kalan (1.5 km).

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

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