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About Bari Kalan Village

Bari Kalan is a small village in Bharari tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 135 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bari Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bari Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bharari
Pincode 174028
Area (hectares) 43.38 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 135
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bari Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bari Kalan is the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 43.38 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Bari Kalan

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

Bari Kalan lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 11 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 Bari Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bharari 11 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 11 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 25 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Bari Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bharari 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 Bari Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bari Kalan village had a population of 277. That makes it the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bari Kalan village has 135 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bari Kalan has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Bari Kalan is 174028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bari Kalan covers 43.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bari Kalan falls under Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bari Kalan is Kargi Road, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bari Kalan.

Bari Kalan is about 31 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bari Kalan is in Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bharari is about 11 km away. Kargi Road is about 11 km away. Ratanpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari Khurd (3.2 km), Tikri (8.2 km) and Jangal Drahla Da Phat (11 km).

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

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