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About Barda Village

Barda is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,182, made up of 1,587 males and 1,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 659.78 hectares
Population 3,182
Male Population 1,587
Female Population 1,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barda compares

By the 2011 count Barda is the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 659.78 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 1010.

Getting to Barda

Barda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barda from other places

Barda lies about 84 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 33 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 Barda
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 15 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 15 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 33 km
District headquarters Raipur 84 km

Villages closest to Barda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Barda

As per the Census of India 2011, Barda village had a population of 3,182. That makes it the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Barda village has 1,587 males and 1,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barda has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Barda is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barda covers 659.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barda falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barda is Nipania, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barda.

Barda is about 84 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barda is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 15 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 15 km away. Nipania 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 Munda (2.4 km), Ahilda (2.6 km) and Paijani (3.1 km).

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

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