About Barela Village

Barela is one of the larger villages in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,563, made up of 2,832 males and 2,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495330
Area (hectares)	609.23 hectares
Population	5,563
Male Population	2,832
Female Population	2,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barela compares

By the 2011 count Barela is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 609.23 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Barela

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

Barela lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 24 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 Barela
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	19 km
Nearest railway station	Kalmitar	24 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	31 km

Villages closest to Barela

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

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Common questions about Barela

As per the Census of India 2011, Barela village had a population of 5,563. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Barela village has 2,832 males and 2,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barela has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Barela is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barela covers 609.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barela falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barela is Kalmitar, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Barela.

Barela 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.

Barela is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 19 km away. Kalmitar is about 24 km away. Bilaspur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.