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About Barbaspur Village

Barbaspur is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 347 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbaspur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 206.77 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 347
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barbaspur compares

By the 2011 count Barbaspur is the 101st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 206.77 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 24 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 6.0 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 Bhimkhoj 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 9.9 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 24 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 24 km

Villages closest to Barbaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagbahra 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 685. That makes it the 101st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Barbaspur village has 347 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbaspur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Barbaspur is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbaspur covers 206.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barbaspur falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barbaspur is Bhimkhoj, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barbaspur.

Barbaspur is about 24 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbaspur is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bhimkhoj is about 6.0 km away. Bagbahra is about 9.9 km away. Mahasamund is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amanara (under 2 km), Koma (under 2 km) and Mohgaon (under 2 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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