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About Barnag Village

Barnag is a mid sized village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 273 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barnag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 182.29 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 273
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Barnag compares

By the 2011 count Barnag is the 32nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 182.29 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barnag

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

Barnag lies about 12 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha, about 8.5 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 Barnag
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha 8.5 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 12 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 12 km

Villages closest to Barnag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnag village had a population of 548. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Barnag village has 273 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnag has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Barnag is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barnag covers 182.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barnag falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barnag is Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha, about 8.5 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 Barnag.

Barnag is about 12 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnag is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kisko is about 3.3 km away. Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha is about 8.5 km away. Lohardaga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharki (under 2 km), Semardih (under 2 km) and Kasiyadih (1.7 km).

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

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