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About Barbaspur Village

Barbaspur is a small village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 141 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbaspur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491222
Area (hectares) 135.88 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 141
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbaspur compares

By the 2011 count Barbaspur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 135.88 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1007.

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 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 Barbaspur from other places

Barbaspur lies about 36 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 6.5 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
Nearest railway station Sikosa 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 9.8 km
Nearest town Balod 22 km
District headquarters Durg 36 km

Villages closest to Barbaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gunderdehi 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 283. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Barbaspur village has 141 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbaspur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Barbaspur is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbaspur covers 135.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barbaspur falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barbaspur is Sikosa, about 6.5 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 Barbaspur.

Barbaspur is about 36 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbaspur is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Sikosa is about 6.5 km away. Gunderdehi is about 9.8 km away. Balod is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Funda (under 2 km), Pendri (1.9 km) and Rajoli (2.4 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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