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About Barmasia Village

Barmasia is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 383 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barmasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barmasia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 109.73 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 383
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Barmasia compares

By the 2011 count Barmasia is the 30th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 109.73 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Barmasia

The census records public bus service for Barmasia 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 Barmasia from other places

Barmasia lies about 16 km from Taljhari, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 14 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 Barmasia
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 14 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 16 km

Villages closest to Barmasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barmasia village had a population of 739. That makes it the 30th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Barmasia village has 383 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barmasia has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Barmasia is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barmasia covers 109.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barmasia falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barmasia is Sahibganj, about 14 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 Barmasia.

Barmasia is about 16 km from Taljhari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barmasia is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sahibganj is about 14 km away. Sāhibganj is about 15 km away. Taljhari 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 Baramasia (under 2 km), Paraspani (under 2 km) and Basko (2.5 km).

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

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