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About Barlinga Village

Barlinga is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 458 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.51 hectares hectares.

Barlinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barlinga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 243.51 hectares
Population 893
Male Population 458
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barlinga compares

By the 2011 count Barlinga is the 47th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 243.51 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Barlinga

Barlinga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barlinga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barlinga from other places

Barlinga lies about 8.1 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gaigaon, about 8.1 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 Barlinga
District headquarters Akola 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Gaigaon 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 17 km

Villages closest to Barlinga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barlinga village had a population of 893. That makes it the 47th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Barlinga village has 458 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barlinga has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Barlinga covers 243.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barlinga falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Barlinga is Gaigaon, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barlinga.

Barlinga is about 8.1 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barlinga is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Akola is about 8.1 km away. Gaigaon is about 8.1 km away. Balapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadham Bk (1.9 km), Khirpuri Kh (3.1 km) and Khirpuri Bk (3.5 km).

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

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