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About Barbari Village

Barbari is a mid sized village in Tihu tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 815 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 789137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbari village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Tihu
Pincode 789137
Area (hectares) 94.54 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 815
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barbari compares

By the 2011 count Barbari is the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,066 residents. Its 94.54 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Barbari

Barbari 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 Barbari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barbari from other places

Barbari lies about 28 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Sorupeta, about 7.2 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 Barbari
Nearest railway station Sorupeta 7.2 km
Nearest town Barpeta Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tihu 20 km
District headquarters Baksa 28 km

Villages closest to Barbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbari village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,066 residents.

Barbari village has 815 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbari has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Barbari is 789137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbari covers 94.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barbari falls under Tihu tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barbari is Sorupeta, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barbari.

Barbari is about 28 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbari is in Tihu tehsil of Baksa district. Sorupeta is about 7.2 km away. Barpeta Road is about 14 km away. Tihu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daloigaon (17 km), Bamunbari (19 km) and Bhurkuchi (20 km).

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

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