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About Barikpali Village

Barikpali is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 336 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barikpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barikpali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 225.49 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 336
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barikpali compares

By the 2011 count Barikpali is the 127th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 225.49 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1036.

Getting to Barikpali

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

Barikpali lies about 65 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 38 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 Barikpali
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 20 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 38 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 65 km

Villages closest to Barikpali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barikpali village had a population of 664. That makes it the 127th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Barikpali village has 336 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barikpali has about 976 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 1036.

The pincode recorded for Barikpali is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barikpali covers 225.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barikpali falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barikpali is Komakhan railway station, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Barikpali.

Barikpali is about 65 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barikpali is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 20 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saldih (1.9 km), Jarabharan (2.5 km) and Bagardarha (3.1 km).

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

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