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About Barenda Village

Barenda is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 374 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491988, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barenda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491988
Area (hectares) 228.74 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 374
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barenda compares

By the 2011 count Barenda is the 84th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 228.74 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1006.

Getting to Barenda

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

Barenda lies about 27 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 76 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 Barenda
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 19 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 27 km
Nearest town Kawardha 28 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 76 km

Villages closest to Barenda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barenda village had a population of 750. That makes it the 84th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Barenda village has 374 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barenda has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Barenda is 491988. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barenda covers 228.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barenda falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barenda is Bamhani Banjar, about 76 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 Barenda.

Barenda is about 27 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barenda is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 19 km away. Kabeerdham is about 27 km away. Kawardha is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benda (under 2 km), Chilphi (2.4 km) and Duldula (3.4 km).

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

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