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About Barbera Village

Barbera is a small village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 173 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 491 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 173
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
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 Barbera compares

By the 2011 count Barbera is the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Barbera

Barbera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barbera 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 Barbera from other places

Barbera lies about 46 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 1.5 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 Barbera
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 8.4 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 40 km
District headquarters Simdega 46 km

Villages closest to Barbera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbera village had a population of 356. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Barbera village has 173 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbera has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Barbera is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbera covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barbera falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barbera is Mahabuang, about 1.5 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 Barbera.

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

Barbera is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Mahabuang is about 1.5 km away. Bano is about 8.4 km away. Birmitrapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahabuang (2.0 km), Rabai (2.2 km) and Ela (2.5 km).

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

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