About Barfia Village

Barfia is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 642 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barfia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barfia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakradharpur
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	1,286
Male Population	642
Female Population	644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barfia compares

By the 2011 count Barfia is the 30th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Barfia

Barfia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barfia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bandijahir, Bandodih, Banjhi Kushum and Bankitapi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barfia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barfia village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 30th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Barfia village has 642 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barfia has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Barfia is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barfia covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barfia falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Barfia notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barfia.

Barfia is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.