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About Barbil Village

Barbil is a small village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 14 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbil village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 14
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 571
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barbil compares

By the 2011 count Barbil is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Barbil

Barbil is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barbil 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barbil from other places

Barbil lies about 15 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 5.9 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 Barbil
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 5.9 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 15 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 19 km

Villages closest to Barbil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbil village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Barbil village has 14 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbil has about 571 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Barbil is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbil covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barbil falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barbil is Mahali Marup, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Barbil.

Barbil is about 15 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbil is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela is about 2.8 km away. Mahali Marup is about 5.9 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendumposi (under 2 km), Makundpur (under 2 km) and Paralposi (under 2 km).

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

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