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About Bara Hariyan Village

Bara Hariyan is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 194 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Hariyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Hariyan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 194
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Hariyan compares

By the 2011 count Bara Hariyan is the 162nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1003.

Getting to Bara Hariyan

Bara Hariyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Hariyan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bara Baghlata, Bara Banduya, Bara Bhalki and Bara Bhumri. 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.

Common questions about Bara Hariyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Hariyan village had a population of 386. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bara Hariyan village has 194 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Hariyan has about 990 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bara Hariyan is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Hariyan covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Hariyan falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bara Hariyan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Hariyan.

Bara Hariyan is in Potka tehsil of Purbi 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.

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

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