About Barhu Village

Barhu is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,529, made up of 1,800 males and 1,729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	410.08 hectares
Population	3,529
Male Population	1,800
Female Population	1,729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
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 Barhu compares

By the 2011 count Barhu is the 16th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 410.08 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Barhu

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

Barhu lies about 16 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 10 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 Barhu
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Hundur Halt	10 km
Nearest town	Rātu	12 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	16 km

Villages closest to Barhu

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

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Common questions about Barhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhu village had a population of 3,529. That makes it the 16th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Barhu village has 1,800 males and 1,729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhu has about 961 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Barhu is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhu covers 410.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhu falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barhu is Hundur Halt, about 10 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 Barhu.

Barhu is about 16 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhu is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 6.5 km away. Hundur Halt is about 10 km away. Rātu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.