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About Barhabad Village

Barhabad is a mid sized village in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 522 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 1,043
Male Population 522
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Barhabad compares

By the 2011 count Barhabad is the 57th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Barhabad

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

Barhabad lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 26 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 Barhabad
Nearest railway station Harinsing 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 31 km
District headquarters Pakur 31 km

Villages closest to Barhabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhabad village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 57th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Barhabad village has 522 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhabad has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Barhabad is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhabad covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhabad falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barhabad is Harinsing, about 26 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 Barhabad.

Barhabad 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.

Barhabad is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Harinsing is about 26 km away. Pakaur is about 31 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparjoria (15 km), Kusumdanga (15 km) and Baramasia (16 km).

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

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