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About Barigara Village

Barigara is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 134 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.38 hectares hectares.

Barigara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barigara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 61.38 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 134
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barigara compares

By the 2011 count Barigara is the 147th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 61.38 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1001.

Getting to Barigara

Barigara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barigara as Available within <5 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 - 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 38 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 19 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 railway station Govindpur Road 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 22 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 37 km
District headquarters Khunti 38 km

Villages closest to Barigara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barigara village had a population of 251. That makes it the 147th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Barigara village has 134 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigara has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Barigara covers 61.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barigara falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barigara is Govindpur Road, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barigara.

Barigara is about 38 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 Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 19 km away. Karra is about 22 km away. Lohārdagā is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhapra (13 km), Hisri (13 km) and Birda (13 km).

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

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