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About Bara Bahal Village

Bara Bahal is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 21 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Bahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Bahal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 21
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Bahal compares

By the 2011 count Bara Bahal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bara Bahal

Bara Bahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Bahal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bara Bahal from other places

Bara Bahal lies about 151 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Bara Bahal
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 24 km
District headquarters Jamtara 151 km

Villages closest to Bara Bahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanpur 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 Bara Bahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Bahal village had a population of 47. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Bara Bahal village has 21 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Bahal has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bara Bahal is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Bahal covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Bahal falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Bahal is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Bahal.

Bara Bahal is about 151 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Bahal is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Narayanpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Bewa (under 2 km), Bara Pahari (under 2 km) and Barajpur (under 2 km).

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

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