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About Barimar Village

Barimar is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,919, made up of 1,453 males and 1,466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barimar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barimar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574253
Area (hectares) 771.36 hectares
Population 2,919
Male Population 1,453
Female Population 1,466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barimar compares

By the 2011 count Barimar is the 45th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 771.36 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1020.

Getting to Barimar

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

Barimar lies about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 3.8 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 Barimar
Nearest railway station Neralakatte 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 10 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 10 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 13 km

Villages closest to Barimar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barimar village had a population of 2,919. That makes it the 45th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Barimar village has 1,453 males and 1,466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barimar has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Barimar is 574253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barimar covers 771.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barimar falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Barimar is Neralakatte, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barimar.

Barimar is about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barimar is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Neralakatte is about 3.8 km away. Bantval is about 10 km away. Bantvāl is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mani (1.5 km), Balthila (2.3 km) and Peraje (3.0 km).

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

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