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About Barbila Village

Barbila is a mid sized village in Barpeta tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 372 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.84 hectares hectares.

Barbila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbila village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Barpeta
Area (hectares) 159.84 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 372
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbila compares

By the 2011 count Barbila is the 119th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,240 residents. Its 159.84 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Barbila

Barbila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barbila as Available within village. 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 Barbila from other places

Barbila lies about 26 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Patiladaha, about 3.0 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 Barbila
Nearest railway station Patiladaha 3.0 km
Nearest town Barpeta Road 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barpeta 26 km

Villages closest to Barbila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbila village had a population of 766. That makes it the 119th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,240 residents.

Barbila village has 372 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbila has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Barbila covers 159.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barbila falls under Barpeta tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barbila is Patiladaha, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barbila.

Barbila is about 26 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbila is in Barpeta tehsil of Barpeta district. Patiladaha is about 3.0 km away. Barpeta Road is about 16 km away. Barpeta is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajipara (2.3 km), Rahampur (8.4 km) and Kahibari (12 km).

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

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