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About Barbatia Khasmahal Village

Barbatia Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 399 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbatia Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbatia Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode 734102
Area (hectares) 95.51 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 399
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbatia Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Barbatia Khasmahal is the 38th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 95.51 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Barbatia Khasmahal

Barbatia Khasmahal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barbatia Khasmahal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barbatia Khasmahal from other places

Barbatia Khasmahal lies about 3.7 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Ghoom, about 3.1 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 Barbatia Khasmahal
Nearest railway station Ghoom 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Darjeeling Pulbazar 3.7 km
District headquarters Darjiling 3.7 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 3.7 km

Villages closest to Barbatia Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 Barbatia Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbatia Khasmahal village had a population of 769. That makes it the 38th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Barbatia Khasmahal village has 399 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbatia Khasmahal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Barbatia Khasmahal is 734102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbatia Khasmahal covers 95.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barbatia Khasmahal falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barbatia Khasmahal is Ghoom, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barbatia Khasmahal.

Barbatia Khasmahal is about 3.7 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbatia Khasmahal is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Ghoom is about 3.1 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 3.7 km away. Darjiling is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rishihat Khasmahal (under 2 km), Rishihat Tea Garden (under 2 km) and Darjiling (3.7 km).

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

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