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About Baram Village

Baram is a large village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,215, made up of 2,070 males and 2,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1068.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 1068.34 hectares
Population 4,215
Male Population 2,070
Female Population 2,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baram compares

By the 2011 count Baram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 1068.34 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Baram

Baram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baram as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baram from other places

Baram lies about 8.8 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 2.2 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 Baram
Nearest railway station Namkon 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 3.1 km
District headquarters Ranchi 8.8 km

Villages closest to Baram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baram village had a population of 4,215. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Baram village has 2,070 males and 2,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baram has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Baram is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baram covers 1068.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baram falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baram is Namkon, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baram.

Baram is about 8.8 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baram is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkon is about 2.2 km away. Namkum is about 3.1 km away. Ranchi is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ara (under 2 km), Jorar (1.9 km) and Bargarwa (2.6 km).

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

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