About Barbad Village

Barbad is a mid sized village in Purbi Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,404, made up of 722 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbad village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Purbi Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	335 hectares
Population	1,404
Male Population	722
Female Population	682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Barbad compares

By the 2011 count Barbad is the 6th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 636 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Barbad

Barbad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barbad 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barbad from other places

Barbad lies about 46 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.8 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 Barbad
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	2.8 km
Nearest town	Giridih	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purbi Tundi	33 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	46 km

Villages closest to Barbad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbi Tundi 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 Barbad

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbad village had a population of 1,404. That makes it the 6th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 636 residents.

Barbad village has 722 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbad has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Barbad is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbad covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barbad falls under Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barbad is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barbad.

Barbad is about 46 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbad is in Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 2.8 km away. Giridih is about 7.4 km away. Purbi Tundi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.