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About Bara Taufir Village

Bara Taufir is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,346, made up of 678 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Taufir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Taufir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,346
Male Population 678
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Taufir compares

By the 2011 count Bara Taufir is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bara Taufir

Bara Taufir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Taufir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Taufir from other places

Bara Taufir lies about 4.6 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Sakrigali, about 3.8 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 Taufir
Nearest railway station Sakrigali 3.8 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 4.6 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 23 km

Villages closest to Bara Taufir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Taufir village had a population of 1,346. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Bara Taufir village has 678 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Taufir has about 985 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Bara Taufir is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Taufir covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Taufir falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Taufir is Sakrigali, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Taufir.

Bara Taufir is about 4.6 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Taufir is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sakrigali is about 3.8 km away. Sahibganj is about 4.6 km away. Sāhibganj is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Taufir (under 2 km), Gopal Chauki (under 2 km) and Chhota Tetariya (under 2 km).

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

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