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About Barabandh Village

Barabandh is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 770 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barabandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 424.29 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 770
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Barabandh compares

By the 2011 count Barabandh is the 24th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 424.29 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Barabandh

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

Barabandh 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 Barabandh
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 Barabandh

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.

Common questions about Barabandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Barabandh village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 24th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Barabandh village has 770 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barabandh has about 983 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 Barabandh is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barabandh covers 424.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barabandh falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barabandh 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 Barabandh.

Barabandh 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.

Barabandh 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Churapahar (under 2 km), Bara Daluapahar (under 2 km) and Bara Duraipahar (under 2 km).

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

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