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About Barbaria Village

Barbaria is a large village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,764, made up of 2,416 males and 2,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 700126
Area (hectares) 322.13 hectares
Population 4,764
Male Population 2,416
Female Population 2,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barbaria compares

By the 2011 count Barbaria is the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 322.13 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Barbaria

Barbaria 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 Barbaria 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barbaria from other places

Barbaria lies about 19 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Guma, 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 Barbaria
Nearest railway station Guma under 2 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 19 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Barbaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbaria village had a population of 4,764. That makes it the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Barbaria village has 2,416 males and 2,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbaria has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Barbaria is 700126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbaria covers 322.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barbaria falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barbaria is Guma, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Barbaria is about 19 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbaria is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Guma is about under 2 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.5 km away. Barasat I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dogachhia (2.1 km), Purbba Ichapur (4.7 km) and Joypul (5.5 km).

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

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