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About Barlong Village

Barlong is a large village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,128, made up of 1,610 males and 1,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barlong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barlong village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 825101
Area (hectares) 374.72 hectares
Population 3,128
Male Population 1,610
Female Population 1,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barlong compares

By the 2011 count Barlong is the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents. Its 374.72 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Barlong

Barlong is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barlong as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barlong from other places

Barlong lies about 8.9 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mael, about 3.8 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 Barlong
Nearest railway station Mael 3.8 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 8.9 km

Villages closest to Barlong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barlong village had a population of 3,128. That makes it the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents.

Barlong village has 1,610 males and 1,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barlong has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Barlong is 825101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barlong covers 374.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barlong falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barlong is Mael, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barlong.

Barlong is about 8.9 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barlong is in Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district. Mael is about 3.8 km away. Chitarpur is about 6.1 km away. Ramgarh is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundru Kalan (under 2 km), Chhatarmaru (1.6 km) and Lodhma (2.6 km).

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

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