About Barapahar Village

Barapahar is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 187 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barapahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barapahar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Amrapara
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	285 hectares
Population	404
Male Population	187
Female Population	217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,160
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 Barapahar compares

By the 2011 count Barapahar is the 52nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Barapahar

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

Barapahar lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 32 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 Barapahar
Tehsil headquarters	Amrapara	7.2 km
District headquarters	Pakur	31 km
Nearest railway station	Tilbhita	32 km

Villages closest to Barapahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barapahar village had a population of 404. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Barapahar village has 187 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barapahar has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Barapahar is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barapahar covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barapahar falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barapahar is Tilbhita, about 32 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 Barapahar.

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

Barapahar is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 7.2 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Tilbhita is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.