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About Barnian Village

Barnian is a small village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 134 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barnian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnian village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 134
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barnian compares

By the 2011 count Barnian is the 111th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Barnian

Barnian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barnian as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barnian from other places

Barnian lies about 57 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 22 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 Barnian
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 18 km
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 22 km
Nearest town Būndu 22 km
District headquarters Ranchi 57 km

Villages closest to Barnian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 Barnian

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnian village had a population of 264. That makes it the 111th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Barnian village has 134 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnian has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Barnian is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barnian covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barnian falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barnian is Tiraldih, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Barnian.

Barnian is about 57 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnian is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Tamar I is about 18 km away. Tiraldih is about 22 km away. Būndu is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barlanga (under 2 km), Karamdiri (under 2 km) and Chogadih (2.1 km).

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

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