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About Bara Harchandpur Village

Bara Harchandpur is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 100 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares.

Bara Harchandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Harchandpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 100
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Harchandpur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Harchandpur is the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bara Harchandpur

The census records public bus service for Bara Harchandpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Harchandpur from other places

Bara Harchandpur lies about 35 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 18 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 Harchandpur
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 28 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 28 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 35 km

Villages closest to Bara Harchandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Harchandpur village had a population of 197. That makes it the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Bara Harchandpur village has 100 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Harchandpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Bara Harchandpur covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Harchandpur falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Harchandpur is Tinpahar Junction, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Harchandpur.

Bara Harchandpur is about 35 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Harchandpur is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 18 km away. Rajmahal is about 28 km away. Rājmahal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raja Bazar (2.1 km), Piparjuria (10 km) and Ramchavki (16 km).

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

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