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About Barla Village

Barla is a small village in Shahpura tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 143 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Shahpura
Pincode 311023
Area (hectares) 403.33 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 143
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barla compares

By the 2011 count Barla is the 142nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents. Its 403.33 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 963.

Getting to Barla

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

Barla lies about 56 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Rupaheli, about 21 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 Barla
Nearest railway station Rupaheli 21 km
Nearest town Gulābpura 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpura 23 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 56 km

Villages closest to Barla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barla village had a population of 262. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents.

Barla village has 143 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barla has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Barla is 311023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barla covers 403.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barla falls under Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barla is Rupaheli, about 21 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 Barla.

Barla is about 56 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barla is in Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district. Rupaheli is about 21 km away. Gulābpura is about 21 km away. Shahpura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nai Arwar (2.4 km), Deoriya (2.9 km) and Diyas (3.0 km).

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

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