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About Barbana Village

Barbana is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,365, made up of 4,388 males and 3,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 849 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Pincode 854334
Area (hectares) 849 hectares
Population 8,365
Male Population 4,388
Female Population 3,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbana compares

By the 2011 count Barbana is the 12th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 849 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Barbana

Barbana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barbana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barbana from other places

Barbana lies about 29 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 16 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 Barbana
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj under 2 km
Nearest railway station Simraha 16 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 21 km
District headquarters Araria 29 km

Villages closest to Barbana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbana village had a population of 8,365. That makes it the 12th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Barbana village has 4,388 males and 3,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbana has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Barbana is 854334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbana covers 849 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barbana falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barbana is Simraha, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barbana.

Barbana is about 29 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbana is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about under 2 km away. Simraha is about 16 km away. Banmankhi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raniganj (under 2 km), Barhara (2.9 km) and Indarpur (3.2 km).

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

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