About Bara Duraipahar Village

Bara Duraipahar is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 134 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Duraipahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Duraipahar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	109 hectares
Population	267
Male Population	134
Female Population	133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
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 Bara Duraipahar compares

By the 2011 count Bara Duraipahar is the 88th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1008.

Getting to Bara Duraipahar

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

Bara Duraipahar lies about 26 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Bara Duraipahar
Nearest railway station	Lakshmipur Bhorang	8.3 km
Nearest town	Colgong	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	26 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	26 km

Villages closest to Bara Duraipahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhait 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 Bara Duraipahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Duraipahar village had a population of 267. That makes it the 88th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Bara Duraipahar village has 134 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Duraipahar has about 993 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Bara Duraipahar is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Duraipahar covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Duraipahar falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Duraipahar is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Bara Duraipahar.

Bara Duraipahar is about 26 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Duraipahar is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.