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About Barpara Village

Barpara is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 201 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barpara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 493116
Area (hectares) 172.56 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 201
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barpara compares

By the 2011 count Barpara is the 95th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 172.56 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Barpara

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

Barpara lies about 30 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Chirmiri, about 29 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 Barpara
Nearest railway station Chirmiri 29 km
District headquarters Koriya 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 33 km

Villages closest to Barpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barpara village had a population of 414. That makes it the 95th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Barpara village has 201 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barpara has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Barpara is 493116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barpara covers 172.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barpara falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barpara is Chirmiri, about 29 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 Barpara.

Barpara is about 30 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barpara is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. Chirmiri is about 29 km away. Koriya is about 30 km away. Baikunthpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charpara (under 2 km), Chhindiya (under 2 km) and Bhandarpara (under 2 km).

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

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