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About Barubera Village

Barubera is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 177 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barubera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barubera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 177
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Barubera compares

By the 2011 count Barubera is the 78th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Barubera

Barubera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barubera 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 Barubera from other places

Barubera lies about 31 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 34 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 Barubera
Nearest town Būndu 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 31 km
District headquarters Khunti 31 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 34 km

Villages closest to Barubera

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.

Common questions about Barubera

As per the Census of India 2011, Barubera village had a population of 335. That makes it the 78th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Barubera village has 177 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barubera has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

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

Barubera covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barubera falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barubera is Chakradharpur, about 34 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 Barubera.

Barubera is about 31 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barubera is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 21 km away. Erki is about 31 km away. Khunti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jojodih (under 2 km), Sonpur (under 2 km) and Dhoba (1.9 km).

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

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