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About Barela Village

Barela is a mid sized village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 463 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barela village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389230
Area (hectares) 369.11 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 463
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 84th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 369.11 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Barela

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

Barela lies about 63 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 55 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 Barela
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 24 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 32 km
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 55 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 63 km

Villages closest to Barela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barela village had a population of 902. That makes it the 84th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Barela village has 463 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barela has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Barela is 389230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barela covers 369.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barela falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Barela is Shalashah Thana, about 55 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barela.

Barela is about 63 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barela is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 24 km away. Sāgwāra is about 32 km away. Shalashah Thana is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaldada (4.9 km), Khodadra (4.9 km) and Bahediya (5.4 km).

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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