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About Barnes Village

Barnes is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,983, made up of 1,560 males and 1,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barnes Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnes village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735224
Area (hectares) 468.38 hectares
Population 2,983
Male Population 1,560
Female Population 1,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barnes compares

By the 2011 count Barnes is the 39th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 468.38 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Barnes

Barnes is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barnes as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barnes from other places

Barnes lies about 3.1 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Mayanaguri Road, about 3.7 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 Barnes
Tehsil headquarters Maynaguri 3.1 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 3.1 km
Nearest town Jalpāiguri 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Mayanaguri Road 3.7 km

Villages closest to Barnes

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnes village had a population of 2,983. That makes it the 39th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Barnes village has 1,560 males and 1,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnes has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Barnes is 735224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barnes covers 468.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barnes falls under Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barnes is Mayanaguri Road, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barnes.

Barnes is about 3.1 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnes is in Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Maynaguri is about 3.1 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 3.1 km away. Jalpāiguri is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumarpara (4.3 km), Dakshin Dangapara (4.7 km) and Uttar Dangapara (4.7 km).

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

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