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About Barbada Village

Barbada is one of the larger villages in Naigaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,383, made up of 3,814 males and 3,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2329.67 hectares hectares.

Barbada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Naigaon
Area (hectares) 2329.67 hectares
Population 7,383
Male Population 3,814
Female Population 3,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbada compares

By the 2011 count Barbada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 2329.67 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Barbada

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

Barbada lies about 27 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Shelgaon, about 14 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 Barbada
Nearest railway station Shelgaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Naigaon 16 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 18 km
District headquarters Nanded 27 km

Villages closest to Barbada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbada village had a population of 7,383. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Barbada village has 3,814 males and 3,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbada has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Barbada covers 2329.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barbada falls under Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Barbada is Shelgaon, about 14 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 Barbada.

Barbada is about 27 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbada is in Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district. Shelgaon is about 14 km away. Naigaon is about 16 km away. Mudkhed is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patoda (2.9 km), Antargaon (3.2 km) and Vanzirgaon (3.8 km).

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

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