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About Barbela Village

Barbela is a mid sized village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 279 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbela village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326021
Area (hectares) 402.83 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 279
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbela compares

By the 2011 count Barbela is the 159th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 402.83 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 960.

Getting to Barbela

Barbela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barbela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barbela from other places

Barbela lies about 14 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 7.7 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 Barbela
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 10 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 10 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 14 km

Villages closest to Barbela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbela village had a population of 526. That makes it the 159th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Barbela village has 279 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbela has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Barbela is 326021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbela covers 402.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barbela falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barbela is Jhalarapatan, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barbela.

Barbela is about 14 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbela is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 7.7 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 10 km away. Jhālrapātan 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 Sekhla (under 2 km), Barbeli (under 2 km) and Brijpura (2.1 km).

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

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