About Barenda Village

Barenda is a large village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,479, made up of 1,787 males and 1,692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barenda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Sonahatu
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	1203 hectares
Population	3,479
Male Population	1,787
Female Population	1,692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barenda compares

By the 2011 count Barenda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 1203 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Barenda

Barenda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barenda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barenda from other places

Barenda lies about 54 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 8.6 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 Barenda
Nearest railway station	Torang	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonahatu	12 km
Nearest town	Būndu	24 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	54 km

Villages closest to Barenda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barenda village had a population of 3,479. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Barenda village has 1,787 males and 1,692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barenda has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Barenda covers 1203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barenda falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barenda is Torang, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barenda.

Barenda is about 54 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barenda is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Torang is about 8.6 km away. Sonahatu is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.