About Barba Village

Barba is a large village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,510, made up of 1,819 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Pincode	828205
Area (hectares)	296 hectares
Population	3,510
Male Population	1,819
Female Population	1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barba compares

By the 2011 count Barba is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Barba

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

Barba lies about 113 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 4.6 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 Barba
Nearest town	Mango	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Salgajhari	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	25 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	113 km

Villages closest to Barba

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

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Common questions about Barba

As per the Census of India 2011, Barba village had a population of 3,510. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Barba village has 1,819 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barba has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Barba is 828205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barba covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barba falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barba is Salgajhari, about 4.6 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 village for Barba.

Barba is about 113 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barba is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Mango is about 3.5 km away. Salgajhari is about 4.6 km away. Gobindpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.