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About Barbam No 2 Village

Barbam No 2 is a small village in Naharkatiya tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 137 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbam No 2 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbam No 2 village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Naharkatiya
Pincode 786610
Area (hectares) 128.96 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 137
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barbam No 2 compares

By the 2011 count Barbam No 2 is the 156th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 128.96 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Barbam No 2

Barbam No 2 is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barbam No 2 as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barbam No 2 from other places

Barbam No 2 lies about 42 km from Dibrugarh. 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 Barbam No 2
Tehsil headquarters Naharkatiya 6.1 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 10 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 42 km

Villages closest to Barbam No 2

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naharkatiya 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 Barbam No 2

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbam No 2 village had a population of 278. That makes it the 156th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Barbam No 2 village has 137 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbam No 2 has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Barbam No 2 is 786610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbam No 2 covers 128.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barbam No 2 falls under Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The census record for Barbam No 2 notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barbam No 2.

Barbam No 2 is about 42 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbam No 2 is in Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Naharkatiya is about 6.1 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 10 km away. Dibrugarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbam No 1 (under 2 km), Chengelijan (under 2 km) and Chengelijan Habi No 1 (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barbam No 2 today is likely to be higher.

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