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About Barbaria Village

Barbaria is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 640 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721626, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721626
Area (hectares) 57.4 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 640
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbaria compares

By the 2011 count Barbaria is the 39th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 57.4 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barbaria

Barbaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barbaria as Available within <5 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 10+ 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 Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 5.8 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 town Monoharpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 19 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 19 km

Villages closest to Barbaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur II 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 1,298. That makes it the 39th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Barbaria village has 640 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbaria has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barbaria is 721626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbaria covers 57.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barbaria falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barbaria is Haldia, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barbaria.

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

Barbaria is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 3.5 km away. Haldia is about 5.8 km away. Bhagawanpur II 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 Bara Bari (under 2 km), Dakshin Barbaria (2.8 km) and Dakshin Baroj Part I (2.8 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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