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Barari

Meherma mandal
Pincode 814160
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Barari is a village in Meherma mandal, Godda district, Jharkhand, with a population of 1,906 and 380 households. The village has a literacy rate of 44.5%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAVITA KUMARI
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LGD code
355660
Pincode
814160
Post office
Meharma
Population
1,906
Households
380
Literacy rate
44.5%
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000♂
Workers
786
Distance to district centre
72 km
Distance to mandal centre
46 km
Distance to Ranchi
310 km
Distance to Kolkata
257 km
Nearest railway station
New Farakka Junction · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Farakka Barrage Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barari compares

By population, Barari ranks #25 of 212 villages in Meherma mandal.

Literacy rate
%
44.5%
−0.5% vs mandal average
Barari
44.5%
Meherma mandal
45.0%
Godda district
46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
−1 vs mandal average
Barari
910
Meherma mandal
911
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
Barari
5.0
Meherma mandal
5.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Barari at a glance

Barari is a village of 1,906 people in 380 households (Census 2011) in Meherma block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 25th-largest of 212 villages in Meherma block. Literacy is 45%, about the same as the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Godda district centre, 3 km from Bewa (P), the nearest town, 5 km from New Farakka Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814160, served by Meharma post office; the LGD village code is 355660. The nearest hospital or health centre is Farakka Barrage Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is KAVITA KUMARI, and the village votes in Litipara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemlal Murmu. The population is estimated at 2,247 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Shankarpur

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barari

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
28
Distance to district HQ (km)
28
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
SANKARPUR
Total area (ha)
150
Irrigated area (ha)
25
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Barari

LGD code
355660
Pincode
814160
Post office
Meharma
Population (Census 2011)
1,906
Population (projected 2026)
2,247
Households
380
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
910
Literacy rate
44.5%
Coordinates
24.83916°N, 87.89213°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Litipara
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemlal Murmu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KAVITA KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Meherma
Getting there

How to reach Barari

Mandal centre
Meherma · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 35 min by car · 1 h 53 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Godda · ≈ 72 km
≈ 2 h 27 min by car · 2 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,265 people
Bewa (P) · ≈ 3.2 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi310 kmcapital
  • Kolkata257 km
  • Delhi1140 km
  • Hyderabad1279 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNew Farakka Junction5 km
  • Hospital / PHCFarakka Barrage Hospital4 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil29 km
  • CollegeD.N.C. College28 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station13 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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