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About Barapaharpur Village

Barapaharpur is a mid sized village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 586 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barapaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barapaharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 485.85 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 586
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Barapaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Barapaharpur is the 15th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 485.85 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Barapaharpur

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

Barapaharpur lies about 36 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 27 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 Barapaharpur
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 27 km
District headquarters Pakur 36 km

Villages closest to Barapaharpur

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.

Common questions about Barapaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barapaharpur village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 15th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Barapaharpur village has 586 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barapaharpur has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

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

Barapaharpur covers 485.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barapaharpur falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barapaharpur is Harinsing, about 27 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 Barapaharpur.

Barapaharpur is about 36 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barapaharpur is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 5.7 km away. Harinsing is about 27 km away. Pakur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramasia (3.6 km), Panchuara (5.4 km) and Amrapara (5.7 km).

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

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