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About Barbodhan Village

Barbodhan is a large village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,358, made up of 1,807 males and 1,551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1421.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 395005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbodhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbodhan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Olpad
Pincode 395005
Area (hectares) 1421.6 hectares
Population 3,358
Male Population 1,807
Female Population 1,551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbodhan compares

By the 2011 count Barbodhan is the 8th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 1421.6 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barbodhan

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

Barbodhan lies about 13 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Bhesan, about 6.2 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 Barbodhan
Nearest railway station Bhesan 6.2 km
District headquarters Surat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Olpad 13 km

Villages closest to Barbodhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbodhan village had a population of 3,358. That makes it the 8th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Barbodhan village has 1,807 males and 1,551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbodhan has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barbodhan is 395005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbodhan covers 1421.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barbodhan falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Barbodhan is Bhesan, about 6.2 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 Barbodhan.

Barbodhan is about 13 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbodhan is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Bhesan is about 6.2 km away. Surat is about 13 km away. Olpad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambheta (5.6 km), Pinjrat (5.8 km) and Mor (7.3 km).

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

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