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About Barda Village

Barda is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 552 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494230
Area (hectares) 409.29 hectares
Population 1,116
Male Population 552
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barda compares

By the 2011 count Barda is the 54th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 409.29 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Barda

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

Barda lies about 11 km from Bastar. 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 Barda
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 11 km
District headquarters Bastar 11 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 21 km

Villages closest to Barda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barda village had a population of 1,116. That makes it the 54th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Barda village has 552 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barda has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Barda is 494230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barda covers 409.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barda falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Barda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Barda.

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

Barda is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Bakavand is about 11 km away. Bastar is about 11 km away. Jagdalpur 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 Kumhrawand (1.7 km), Belputi (4.0 km) and Karanji (4.0 km).

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

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