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About Barla Village

Barla is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 318 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 318
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barla compares

By the 2011 count Barla is the 58th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Barla

Barla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barla from other places

Barla lies about 56 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 15 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 Barla
Nearest railway station Māluka 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 18 km
Nearest town Joda 28 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 56 km

Villages closest to Barla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barla village had a population of 647. That makes it the 58th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Barla village has 318 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barla has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Barla is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barla covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barla falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barla is Māluka, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barla.

Barla is about 56 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barla is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 15 km away. Jagannathpur is about 18 km away. Joda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khuntiapada (under 2 km), Sarsawatipur (under 2 km) and Putganw (under 2 km).

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

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