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About Barda Village

Barda is a small village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 228 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 87.9 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 228
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 Barda compares

By the 2011 count Barda is the 106th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 87.9 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Barda

Barda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barda 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 Barda from other places

Barda lies about 20 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bheduasol, about 19 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 Barda
Nearest railway station Bheduasol 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranibundh 20 km
District headquarters Bankura 20 km
Nearest town Bānkura 20 km

Villages closest to Barda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barda village had a population of 477. That makes it the 106th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Barda village has 228 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barda has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Barda is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barda covers 87.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barda falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barda is Bheduasol, about 19 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 Barda.

Barda is about 20 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barda is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district. Bheduasol is about 19 km away. Ranibundh is about 20 km away. Bankura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedua Sol (14 km), Dhadanga (17 km) and Dhagra (19 km).

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

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