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About Barla Village

Barla is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,043, made up of 1,088 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 258.87 hectares
Population 2,043
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barla compares

By the 2011 count Barla is the 37th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 258.87 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Barla

Barla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barla as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 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 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 2 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 Lohapur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Barla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 2,043. That makes it the 37th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Barla village has 1,088 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barla has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Barla is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barla covers 258.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barla falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barla is Lohapur, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barla.

Barla is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barla is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Nalhati I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosainpur (4.4 km), Maheshpur (4.9 km) and Debagram (5.4 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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