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About Barbalia Village

Barbalia is a large village in Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil, in the district of Karimganj, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,826, made up of 1,484 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788737, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbalia village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karimganj
Tehsil Ramkrishna Nagar
Pincode 788737
Area (hectares) 448.48 hectares
Population 2,826
Male Population 1,484
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbalia compares

By the 2011 count Barbalia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 448.48 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Barbalia

Barbalia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barbalia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barbalia from other places

Barbalia lies about 11 km from Karimganj, and the nearest railway station is Nilambazar, about 4.1 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 Barbalia
Nearest railway station Nilambazar 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramkrishna Nagar 11 km
District headquarters Karimganj 11 km
Nearest town Karīmganj 11 km

Villages closest to Barbalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramkrishna Nagar 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 Barbalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbalia village had a population of 2,826. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Barbalia village has 1,484 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbalia has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Barbalia is 788737. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbalia covers 448.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barbalia falls under Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil of Karimganj district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Barbalia is Nilambazar, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barbalia.

Barbalia is about 11 km from Karimganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbalia is in Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil of Karimganj district. Nilambazar is about 4.1 km away. Ramkrishna Nagar is about 11 km away. Karimganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chotobalia (under 2 km), Maneswarpur K P P C Punjee (2.9 km) and Daloo Pt I (4.4 km).

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

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