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About Barlanga Village

Barlanga is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,883, made up of 946 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 810 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barlanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barlanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 810 hectares
Population 1,883
Male Population 946
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Barlanga compares

By the 2011 count Barlanga is the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 810 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Barlanga

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

Barlanga lies about 56 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 21 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 Barlanga
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 18 km
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 21 km
Nearest town Būndu 21 km
District headquarters Ranchi 56 km

Villages closest to Barlanga

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 Barlanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Barlanga village had a population of 1,883. That makes it the 13th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Barlanga village has 946 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barlanga has about 990 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 987.

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

Barlanga covers 810 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barlanga is Tiraldih, about 21 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 Barlanga.

Barlanga is about 56 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barlanga is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Tamar I is about 18 km away. Tiraldih is about 21 km away. Būndu is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barnian (under 2 km), Karamdiri (under 2 km) and Chogadih (1.5 km).

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

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