About Barabhita Village

Barabhita is a small village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 82 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barabhita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barabhita village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Naxalbari
Pincode	734429
Area (hectares)	239.98 hectares
Population	176
Male Population	82
Female Population	94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,146
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barabhita compares

By the 2011 count Barabhita is the 73rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 239.98 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Barabhita

Barabhita is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barabhita as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barabhita from other places

Barabhita lies about 36 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Bagdogra, about 2.2 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 Barabhita
Nearest railway station	Bagdogra	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Naxalbari	10 km
Nearest town	Naksalbāri	10 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	36 km

Villages closest to Barabhita

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

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Common questions about Barabhita

As per the Census of India 2011, Barabhita village had a population of 176. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Barabhita village has 82 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barabhita has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Barabhita is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barabhita covers 239.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barabhita falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barabhita is Bagdogra, about 2.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barabhita.

Barabhita is about 36 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barabhita is in Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district. Bagdogra is about 2.2 km away. Naxalbari is about 10 km away. Naksalbāri is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.