About Barabahal Village

Barabahal is a mid sized village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 268 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 795 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770075, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barabahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barabahal village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Hemgir
Pincode	770075
Area (hectares)	795 hectares
Population	548
Male Population	268
Female Population	280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
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 Barabahal compares

By the 2011 count Barabahal is the 33rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 795 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Barabahal

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

Barabahal lies about 46 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Daghora, about 3.9 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 Barabahal
Nearest railway station	Daghora	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hemgir	13 km
Nearest town	Belpahar	15 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	46 km

Villages closest to Barabahal

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

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Common questions about Barabahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barabahal village had a population of 548. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Barabahal village has 268 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barabahal has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Barabahal is 770075. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barabahal covers 795 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barabahal falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Barabahal is Daghora, about 3.9 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 Barabahal.

Barabahal is about 46 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barabahal is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Daghora is about 3.9 km away. Hemgir is about 13 km away. Belpahar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.