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About Barbari Village

Barbari is a mid sized village in Sipajhar tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 923 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.66 hectares hectares.

Barbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbari village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Sipajhar
Area (hectares) 164.66 hectares
Population 1,798
Male Population 923
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbari compares

By the 2011 count Barbari is the 22nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,342 residents. Its 164.66 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Barbari

Barbari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barbari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barbari from other places

Barbari lies about 112 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is New Guwahati, 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 Barbari
Nearest railway station New Guwahati 3.0 km
Nearest town Guwahati 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sipajhar 28 km
District headquarters Darrang 112 km

Villages closest to Barbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sipajhar 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 1,798. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,342 residents.

Barbari village has 923 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbari has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Barbari covers 164.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barbari falls under Sipajhar tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barbari is New Guwahati, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barbari.

Barbari is about 112 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbari is in Sipajhar tehsil of Darrang district. New Guwahati is about 3.0 km away. Guwahati is about 7.0 km away. Sipajhar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satgharia (2.0 km), Khanapara Pt 1 (3.7 km) and Khanapara Pt 2 (3.7 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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