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About Barbaspur Village

Barbaspur is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 343 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbaspur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 515.54 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 343
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbaspur compares

By the 2011 count Barbaspur is the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 515.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

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 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 Barbaspur from other places

Barbaspur lies about 29 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 30 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
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 29 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 29 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 32 km

Villages closest to Barbaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuriya 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 752. That makes it the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Barbaspur village has 343 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbaspur has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Barbaspur is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbaspur covers 515.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barbaspur falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barbaspur is Bakal, about 30 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 Barbaspur.

Barbaspur is about 29 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbaspur is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Rajnandgaon is about 29 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 29 km away. Bakal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambalpur (under 2 km), Chandiya (2.8 km) and Umarwahi (3.0 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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