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About Barbaspur Village

Barbaspur is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 148 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbaspur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 190.21 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 148
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbaspur compares

By the 2011 count Barbaspur is the 200th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 190.21 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Barbaspur

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

Barbaspur lies about 50 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 42 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 Barbaspur
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Belha 42 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 50 km

Villages closest to Barbaspur

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.

Common questions about Barbaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbaspur village had a population of 287. That makes it the 200th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Barbaspur village has 148 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbaspur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Barbaspur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbaspur covers 190.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barbaspur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barbaspur is Belha, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barbaspur.

Barbaspur is about 50 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbaspur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 5.6 km away. Belha is about 42 km away. Bilaspur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newaspur (under 2 km), Bundeli (under 2 km) and Kanujiakapa (1.9 km).

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

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