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About Barela Village

Barela is a mid sized village in Limkheda tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 507 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barela village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Limkheda
Pincode 389140
Area (hectares) 284.32 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 507
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barela compares

By the 2011 count Barela is the 116th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 284.32 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Barela

Barela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barela as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Anoppura, Aroda, Atarsumba and Bar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barela

As per the Census of India 2011, Barela village had a population of 974. That makes it the 116th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Barela village has 507 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barela has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Barela is 389140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barela covers 284.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barela falls under Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The census record for Barela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barela.

Barela is in Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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