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About Barjo Village

Barjo is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 126 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barjo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barjo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 126
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barjo compares

By the 2011 count Barjo is the 52nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Barjo

Barjo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barjo as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barjo from other places

Barjo lies about 46 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 14 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 Barjo
Tehsil headquarters Rania 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 14 km
District headquarters Khunti 46 km

Villages closest to Barjo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barjo village had a population of 256. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Barjo village has 126 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barjo has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Barjo is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barjo covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barjo falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barjo is Mahabuang, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barjo.

Barjo is about 46 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barjo is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 8.1 km away. Mahabuang is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sauriuli (1.6 km), Tetari (2.0 km) and Tutikel (2.4 km).

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

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