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About Barhibastipahar Village

Barhibastipahar is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 43 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhibastipahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhibastipahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 63.91 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 43
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barhibastipahar compares

By the 2011 count Barhibastipahar is the 100th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 63.91 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Barhibastipahar

Barhibastipahar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barhibastipahar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhibastipahar from other places

Barhibastipahar lies about 31 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 1.8 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 Barhibastipahar
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 1.8 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 31 km

Villages closest to Barhibastipahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathna 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 Barhibastipahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhibastipahar village had a population of 85. That makes it the 100th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Barhibastipahar village has 43 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhibastipahar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Barhibastipahar is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhibastipahar covers 63.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barhibastipahar falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barhibastipahar is Tinpahar Junction, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Barhibastipahar is about 31 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhibastipahar is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 1.8 km away. Rājmahal is about 12 km away. Pathna is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidmarpahar (7.2 km), Ursapahar (7.3 km) and Hathi Khuta (7.3 km).

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

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