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About Barbanki Village

Barbanki is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 536 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbanki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721659
Area (hectares) 95.9 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 536
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbanki compares

By the 2011 count Barbanki is the 54th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 95.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Barbanki

Barbanki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barbanki as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barbanki from other places

Barbanki lies about 42 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Barbanki
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 27 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 42 km

Villages closest to Barbanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbanki village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 54th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Barbanki village has 536 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbanki has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Barbanki is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbanki covers 95.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barbanki falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barbanki notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Barbanki.

Barbanki is about 42 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbanki is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Chandipur is about 27 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaknan (2.2 km), Shyamsundarpur (3.9 km) and Patna (5.3 km).

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

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