About Barigara Village

Barigara is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 621 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1058.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barigara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barigara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	1058.16 hectares
Population	1,251
Male Population	621
Female Population	630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barigara compares

By the 2011 count Barigara is the 13th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 1058.16 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Barigara

Barigara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barigara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barigara from other places

Barigara lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 28 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 Barigara
Nearest town	Būndu	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	22 km
District headquarters	Khunti	22 km
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	28 km

Villages closest to Barigara

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

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Common questions about Barigara

As per the Census of India 2011, Barigara village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 13th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Barigara village has 621 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigara has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Barigara is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barigara covers 1058.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barigara falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barigara is Balasiring, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Barigara.

Barigara is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barigara is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 12 km away. Erki is about 22 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.